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BLACK v. STATE

S93A0369.

263 Ga. 107 (1993)

429 S.E.2d 521

BLACK v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 3, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Reese Franklin, for appellant.

Robert B. Ellis, District Attorney, Timothy L. Eidson, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Matthew P. Stone, Staff Attorney, for appellee.

HUNT, Presiding Justice.

James Oliver Black bludgeoned 75-year-old Wesley Phillips to death with a hammer and then robbed him. He was convicted of malice murder and armed robbery and sentenced to consecutive life terms.1 We affirm but remand to the trial court for a determination of Black's claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

1. Having reviewed the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury's determination,...

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