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LIVAS v. STATE

42662.

255 Ga. 340 (1986)

338 S.E.2d 266

LIVAS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Haywood Turner III, for appellant.

William J. Smith, District Attorney, Douglas C. Pullen, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HILL, Chief Justice.

Jerome Livas was indicated for the malice murder of Beatrice Brier in Muscogee County in 1977. A special plea of insanity was filed, but a jury found the defendant competent to stand trial. A second jury found him guilty of murder and he received a life sentence. He appeals.1

Two children found the victim lying near the porch of a vacant house. The victim was so badly...

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