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SKIPPER v. STATE

44802.

257 Ga. 802 (1988)

364 S.E.2d 835

SKIPPER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 12, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luman C. Earle, for appellant.

Glenn Thomas, Jr., District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HUNT, Justice.

This is a death penalty case. Appellant, Gilbert Skipper, Jr., was convicted by a jury in Appling County of murder, aggravated sodomy and rape. He appeals.1 For reasons which follow, we affirm the conviction on all counts, but we vacate the death sentence and remand for a resentencing.

1. The evidence, considered in the light most favorable to the state, showed the following:

The victim, William Randall Morris...

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