Couch v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Couch was found guilty of murder, armed robbery, and motor vehicle theft. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, life imprisonment for armed robbery, and twenty years imprisonment for car theft.

1. Couch, who was sixteen at the time of the crime and at trial, contends that the trial court improperly refused to transfer his case to juvenile court. No delinquency petition was filed, and the superior court was not required to hold a transfer hearing. Lewis v. State, 246 Ga. 101 (268 SE2d 915) (1980). Even so, a hearing was held, at which a psychiatrist testified that…