Legal Opinion
Catchings v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 3, 1986No. 43401PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Chief Justice.
Appellant, Don Michael Catchings, was convicted of the murder of Belinda Wood and arson in the first degree in connection with the burning of the Tahoe Vinings Apartments in Cobb County. The state sought the death penalty on grounds that: (1) The offense of murder was committed while the offender was engaged in the commission of a burglary, OCGA § 17-10-30 (b) (2); and (2) the offense of murder was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible, or inhuman in that it involved depravity of mind. OCGA § 17-10-30 (b) (7). The jury found the appellant guilty of arson in the first…
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