Spraggins v. State

Bell, Justice.

This is a death penalty case that has been here previously. See, e.g., Spraggins v. State, 243 Ga. 73 (252 SE2d 620) (1979). After Spraggins was granted habeas corpus relief by the Federal Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel, his case was returned to our state courts for a retrial. See Francis v. Spraggins, 720 F2d 1190 (11th Cir. 1983). Spraggins has now been retried, convicted of murder and rape, and sentenced to death. He appeals, raising 55 enumerations of error. We find meritorious his contention that the trial judge…