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Nixon v. StateNixon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jun 23, 1981
60272
Reporters:
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Before:
Banke
Banke, Judge.

Our previous decision in this case, reported at 155 ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍Ga. App. 395 (271 SE2d 44) (1980) has been vacated by the Georgia Supreme Court, and the case remanded ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍for further consideration in light of Wood v. Georgia, 450 U. S.— (101 SC 1097, 67 LE2d 220) ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍(1981). Upon such consideration, this case is remanded to the trial court for additional findings of fact ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍in accordance with the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Wood v. Georgia, supra.

Judgment reversed and ‍‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍remanded with direction.

McMurray, P. J., and Pope, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Nixon v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jun 23, 1981
Citations: 159 Ga. App. 39; 283 S.E.2d 95; 1981 Ga. App. LEXIS 2474; 60272
Docket Number: 60272
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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