Legal Opinion
Ford v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 24, 1987No. 44292PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
Melbert Ray Ford, Jr., was found guilty by a Newton County jury of murdering his former female companion, Martha Chapman Matich, and her 11-year-old niece, Lisa Chapman, and of committing the offenses of armed robbery, burglary, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was sentenced to death on each of the murder convictions.
Facts
After his relationship with Martha Matich broke up, Ford began harassing her by telephone. Two weeks prior to her death, Ford told a friend of his that he “was going to blow her . . . brains out.” The day before her death,…
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