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SMILEY v. STATE

No. S99A1560.

524 S.E.2d 234 (1999)

271 Ga. 734

SMILEY v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 22, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Pirkle, Hinesville, for appellant.

J. Thomas Durden, Jr., District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Daniel G. Ashburn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

SEARS, Justice.

Appellant Jerry Smiley appeals his conviction for malice murder and resulting life sentence.1 Finding no error in the trial court's rulings concerning either the admissibility of appellant's voluntary confession, or the impropriety of appellant's attempt to elicit testimony regarding the victim's purported prior drug use, we affirm.

The evidence showed that both appellant and the victim, Eric Austin, were dating...

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