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SMITH v. STATE

No. S96A0165.

470 S.E.2d 674 (1996)

266 Ga. 827

SMITH v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devon Orland, Public Defender's Office-Dekalb County, Decatur, for Smith.

Desiree Sutton Peagler, Asst. Dist. Atty., J. Tom Morgan, Dist. Atty., Decatur, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, Barbara Blaine Conroy, Asst. Dist. Atty., Decatur, for State.

Wesley S. Horney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta.

SEARS, Justice.

Appellant Edward Smith appeals from his convictions for murder, first degree arson, aggravated battery, and aggravated assault, alleging that the trial court erred in two of its dealings with the jury, and in admitting into evidence the hearsay statements of an unavailable witness. We conclude that the trial court's actions both in empaneling the jury and in seating an alternate juror were entirely appropriate...

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