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WESTER v. STATE

S90A0686.

260 Ga. 228 (1990)

391 S.E.2d 765

WESTER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 31, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hodges, Erwin, Hedrick & Kraselsky, William A. Erwin, Varnell & Varnell, Howard J. Stiller, for appellant.

Britt R. Priddy, District Attorney, John L. Tracy, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Richard C. Litwin, for appellee.

CLARKE, Chief Justice.

Shoney Wester appeals his convictions and consecutive life sentences for malice murder and armed robbery.1 We reverse.

On the second day of the trial of this case, the state called a fingerprint expert to the stand. Wester moved the court to exclude the expert's testimony based on the state's failure to provide him with a copy of the expert's written report. Six months prior to trial, Wester had made a demand...

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