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LINARES v. STATE

Nos. S96A0682, S96A0683.

471 S.E.2d 208 (1996)

266 Ga. 812

LINARES v. The STATE. QUINTANA v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell McKinley Shook, Salter & Shook, Vidalia, for appellant in No. S96A0682.

S. Heyward Altman, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dist. Atty.'s Office-Middle Jud. Ct., Swainsboro, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, Richard A. Malone, Dist. Atty., Swainsboro, Beth Attaway, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, for State.

Thomas Joseph O'Donnell, Jr., Sandersville, for appellant in No. S96A0683.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

Juan Manuel Rivas Linares and Sarafin Quintana were convicted at a joint trial of the murder of their roommate, Carlos Velasquez, and sentenced to life imprisonment.1 After a pretrial hearing, the trial court ruled that Linares made a statement to police after invoking his right to counsel and the state could introduce that custodial statement solely for impeachment...

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