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THOMPSON v. STATE

No. S99A0503.

519 S.E.2d 434 (1999)

271 Ga. 105

THOMPSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McClellan, Jr., Rome, for appellant.

Tambra P. Colston, District Attorney, Martha P. Jacobs, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, H. Maddox Kilgore, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Christopher L. Thompson was found guilty of felony murder, burglary, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.1 For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

1. Under OCGA § 16-7-1(a), a person commits burglary "[w]hen, without authority and...

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