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MATHIS v. STATE

42408.

255 Ga. 542 (1986)

340 S.E.2d 602

MATHIS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. Kruszewski, Drew Findling, Vernon S. Pitts, Jr., for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

BELL, Justice.

Appellant Thomas James Mathis, Jr., was indicted for murdering James Thomas by pouring a flammable liquid on him and igniting it.1 He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, and now appeals. We affirm.

1. The court did not err by refusing to charge that the presumption of innocence is "in the nature of evidence." Conklin v. State, 254 Ga. 558...

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