Tyler v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Henry Lee Tyler was convicted in Richmond County of the murder of Joseph Henry Kallas by means of a handgun.

On the night of October 31,1981, Tyler, his co-defendant Grant, and one Boynton stopped Kallas as he was driving his car. The three men asked for a ride and Kallas agreed. Shortly thereafter, Boynton apparently left the group, and the others drove to a place where they bought and drank beer. Kallas then was instructed to drive to a cemetery, where he was taken from his car, placed in the center of the road, robbed at gunpoint, and shot in the head. After Tyler and Grant…