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ARMSTRONG v. STATE

No. S01A1601.

560 S.E.2d 643 (2002)

274 Ga. 771

ARMSTRONG v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 11, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence W. Daniel, Atlanta, for Appellant.

Patrick H. Head, Dist. Atty., Dana J. Norman, Andrew J. Saliba, Asst. Dist. Attys., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Ruth M. Bebko, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Joshua Armstrong of felony murder, armed robbery, and burglary for his involvement in the killing of Blanche Atwood. The principal issue on appeal is whether the State satisfied chain of custody requirements for a blood-stained t-shirt that had the victim's DNA on it. Because we find there was a sufficient evidentiary foundation to admit the t-shirt into evidence and Armstrong's other enumerations of error are without merit...

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