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RITTER v. STATE

No. S00A0644.

532 S.E.2d 692 (2000)

272 Ga. 551

RITTER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

July 5, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Hicks, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Wesley S. Wood, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

THOMPSON, Justice.

Hughey Edward Ritter was convicted by a jury of one count of malice murder and four counts of felony murder in connection with the bludgeoning death of Jack Barnhill.1 Ritter appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, asserting that the trial court impermissibly allowed evidence of his character to be placed in issue at trial. We affirm his convictions. But because...

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