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DICKENS v. STATE

No. S05A2077.

627 S.E.2d 587 (2006)

280 Ga. 320

DICKENS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin J. Wilson, Snellville, for Appellant.

Daniel J. Porter, Dist. Atty., John Stuart Melvin, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Julie Amanda Adams, Asst. Atty. Gen., for Appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

Latoya Dickens was convicted of felony murder in the stabbing death of her husband, Otis Dickens. She appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial,1 challenging the effectiveness of her trial counsel and contending that comments by the trial judge violated OCGA § 17-8-57. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. The jury was authorized to find that Dickens called 911 and said she was going to kill...

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