Thomas v. State

Hall, Justice.

Joseph Thomas, appellant here, and one Ivon Stanley murdered Clifford Floyd on April 12, 1976, by shooting and beating him savagely and burying him alive. Thomas was tried separately and was convicted of murder, armed robbery and kidnapping with bodily injury, receiving three death sentences. This is his appeal and mandatory review of the death penalty. We have affirmed Stanley’s conviction and two death sentences in Stanley v. State, 240 Ga. 341 (1977).

I. Summary of the Evidence

On April 12, 1976, Clifford Floyd, the victim, was making his regular Monday afternoon rounds through…