Stevens v. State

Hall, Justice.

This is Stevens’ appeal from his death sentence imposed January 24, 1978, in Wayne County Superior Court, for the murder of Roger E. Honeycutt, a taxi driver.

The state’s evidence, including Stevens’ confession, showed that on the night of September 4, 1977, Stevens was drinking beer in the enlisted men’s club with Christopher A. Burger, a friend and fellow serviceman at Fort Stewart. The two ran out of money and decided to rob a cab driver. They called a Shuman Company cab, but decided not to use it upon finding that the driver was accompanied by a friend. They then received a…