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BROWN v. STATE

No. A98A1806.

511 S.E.2d 276 (1999)

236 Ga. App. 166

BROWN v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salter & Shook, Mitchell M. Shook, Vidalia, Jason A. Craig, for appellant.

Richard A. Malone, District Attorney, William S. Askew, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

Gregory F. Brown appeals his conviction of voluntary manslaughter.

1. Citing Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U.S. 510, 99 S.Ct. 2450, 61 L.Ed.2d 39 (1979), Brown contends that the trial court gave the jury an impermissible instruction on the element of intent. This enumeration of error is without merit. In Sandstrom, the Supreme Court held that a charge was unconstitutional because the jury may...

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