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Smiley v. State

Citations

  • 524 S.E.2d 234
  • 271 Ga. 734
  • 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 4150
  • 1999 Ga. LEXIS 999

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  • the defendant’s proffered evidence was inadmissible because it would not have tended to prove the victim’s reputation for violence or the reasonableness of the defendant’s claim that the use of deadly force was necessary
  • the defendant’s proffered evidence was inadmissible because it would not have tended to prove the victim’s reputation for violence or the reasonableness of the defendant’s claim that the use of deadly force was necessary
  • Evidence of any prior drug use by the victim would not have tended to prove his reputation for violence or the reasonableness of the defendant’s claim that the defendant’s use of deadly force was necessary.

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Judges: Sears

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