Childress v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

Appellant Roddy Childress was convicted of committing two murders and sentenced to death in May 1994. The trial court denied appellant’s motion for new trial; however, after finding the evidence was sufficient to authorize appellant’s convictions, we reversed the judgment of conviction on two grounds: the trial court erroneously excluded testimony that a witness violated the rule of sequestration, and the trial court required Childress to provide the State with written reports of all experts he consulted. Childress v. State, 266 Ga. 425 (467 SE2d 865) (1996). Upon the…