Godfrey v. State

Hall, Justice.

Appellant, Robert Franklin Godfrey, was tried in Polk County for the murder of his wife and mother-in-law and for aggravated assault on his eleven-year-old daughter. Following his conviction by a jury, he was sentenced to death for each of the murders and to 10 years imprisonment for the aggravated assault. He appeals to this court on enumerated errors and for mandatory review of the death sentences imposed.

I. Summary of the Evidence

There was evidence presented in court from which the jury was authorized to find the following:

On September 5,1977, appellant’s wife left him after…