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SMITH v. STATE

44682.

257 Ga. 381 (1987)

359 S.E.2d 662

SMITH v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Boykin, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Benjamin H. Oehlert III, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

BELL, Justice.

Appellant, Carey Smith, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life.1 He appeals, and we affirm.

Smith and the victim were intoxicated and had been fighting in the backyard of the house where Smith lived with six other people. During the fight Smith suffered a cut on his head. He also asked bystanders if they wanted to see someone die. Following the fight, the men entered...

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