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MURFF v. STATE

39845.

251 Ga. 478 (1983)

306 S.E.2d 267

MURFF v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Lewis Spearman, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Benjamin H. Oehlert III, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

Gerald Mitchell Murff was indicted for voluntary manslaughter, tried before a Fulton County jury, convicted, and sentenced to five years imprisonment. On appeal his conviction was affirmed. Murff v. State, 165 Ga.App. 808 (302 S.E.2d 697) (1983). We granted certiorari and now reverse.

Murff, formerly an Atlanta policeman and GBI agent, now works for a privately...

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