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SMITH v. STATE

No. S11A1903.

723 S.E.2d 915 (2012)

290 Ga. 768

SMITH v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel, Atlanta, for appellant.

Patrick H. Head, Dist. Atty., Gregory Lee Epstein, John Richard Edwards, Asst. Dist. Attys., Samuel S. Olens, Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Brittany N. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Lester James Smith, Jr., was found guilty of, among other things, malice murder and attempting to elude a police officer in connection with the shooting death of Joel Andresen during a failed drug deal and a subsequent high-speed chase involving five police officers.1 On appeal Smith contends, primarily, that the trial court erred by: (1) charging the...

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