Goodwin v. State

236 Ga. 339 (1976)

223 S.E.2d 703

GOODWIN

v.

THE STATE.

30587.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued January 13, 1976.

Decided February 24, 1976.

H. P. Austin, Jr., Michael R. Jones, for appellant.

John T. Strauss, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harrison Kohler, for appellee.

HILL, Justice.

This is a death case. The defendant, Terry Lee Goodwin, was indicted by the Walton County grand jury for the offenses of murder and armed robbery occurring on April 9, 1975. Following his plea of not guilty, he was tried by jury, found guilty in a general verdict and sentenced to death. The jury…