Hampton v. State

Weltner, Justice.

George Thomas Hampton was convicted in Murray County for the murder of James Ledford, age 78, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The victim died from a severe blow to his chest. The state did not seek the death penalty.

1. The first enumeration of error is the denial of a motion for continuance. Defense counsel was appointed on November 9, 1981. The statements of Hampton’s co-defendants were filed, respectively, on February 9th and 16th, 1982, and notice of agreement between the state and the co-defendants to accept pleas to the lesser offense of robbery in return for…