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WHITT v. STATE

44035.

257 Ga. 8 (1987)

354 S.E.2d 116

WHITT v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifton O. Bailey III, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Richard E. Hicks, Wendy L. Shoob, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

A Fulton County jury found the appellant, Otis Whitt, guilty of the murder of Larry Floyd and of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Whitt raises three issues on appeal. We affirm.1

Floyd went to Whitt's apartment on December 23, 1985, to discuss a debt. The two men began to argue, and Floyd left the apartment. As Floyd walked around the car in which he had arrived, Whitt fired a shot, fatally...

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