Cox v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Bobby Cox was indicted in March, 1981, in the Superior Court of Newton County for felony murder and robbery by force. The jury found Cox guilty on both counts, and the trial court directed a verdict of not guilty of robbery by force, as it merged into the felony murder conviction. Although the district attorney sought the death penalty and the jury found that two statutory aggravating circumstances were present, the jury fixed the punishment as life imprisonment.

On appeal, Cox asserts four enumerations of error.

1. Cox alleges that the trial court erred in finding that a…