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GODFREY v. STATE

34256.

246 Ga. 359 (1980)

274 S.E.2d 339

GODFREY v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Calloway Holmes, Jr., Gerry E. Holmes, John C. Boger, for appellant.

John T. Perrin, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John W. Dunsmore, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Chief Justice.

The death sentence in the above case was reversed by the Supreme Court of the United States. Godfrey v. Georgia, 446 U. S. — (100 S.C. 1759, 64 LE2d 398) (1980). Accordingly, this court's previous affirmation of the death sentence is reversed. The trial court is directed to vacate the death sentence. Godfrey may be sentenced to life imprisonment or a resentencing trial may be conducted based...

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