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THORNTON v. STATE

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255 Ga. 434 (1986)

339 S.E.2d 240

THORNTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 13, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan C. Manheim, for appellant.

Thomas J. Charron, District Attorney, Donald T. Phillips, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Nathaniel Thornton was indicted for the murder of Mary Frances Moss. The state obtained involuntarily from Thornton certain dental impressions, so that his teeth might be compared to marks appearing in an autopsy photograph of the victim. State v. Thornton, 253 Ga. 524 (322 S.E.2d 711) (1984).

Thornton filed a pre-trial motion for funds to hire a forensic dental expert...

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