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ZANT v. STEPHENS

38763.

250 Ga. 97 (1982)

297 S.E.2d 1

ZANT v. STEPHENS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Daryl A. Robinson, William B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, for appellant.

James C. Bonner, Anthony G. Amsterdam, John Charles Boger, for appellee.

William A. Allain, Attorney General (Mississippi), Michael T. Greely, Attorney General (Montana), Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General (Nebraska), Richard H. Bryan, Attorney General (Nevada), Jeff Bingaman, Attorney General (New Mexico), William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General (Louisiana), John Ashcroft, Attorney General (Missouri), Daniel J. Popeo, Paul D. Kamenar, Nicholas E. Calio, amici curiae.

GREGORY, Justice.

The Supreme Court of the United States certified a question to this court following the procedure provided in our Rule 36. (Code Ann. § 24-4536.)

The case giving rise to the question is one in which the penalty of death was imposed upon appellee by a trial court in this state and affirmed on appeal. Stephens v. State, 237 Ga. 259 (227 S.E.2d 261) (1976). The question...

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