Legal Opinion
Britt v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 19, 2001No. S01A0873Published
1Opinion of the Court
556 S.E.2d 435 (2001)
274 Ga. 611
BRITT
v.
SMITH, Warden.
No. S01A0873.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
November 19, 2001.
Reconsideration Denied December 14, 2001.
Victor L. Britt, Waycross, Pro Se Appellant.
Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Daniel G. Ashburn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, for Appellee.
CARLEY, Justice.
On December 8, 1993, in Spalding County, Georgia, Victor Britt killed Mr. Milton Cochran, a store owner, by stabbing him 16 times in the chest and slashing his throat from ear to ear. When he was captured a short time later, he confessed to the…
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