Mulligan v. State

Jordan, Justice.

Appellant-defendant, Joseph Holcombe Mulligan, was co-indicted with Timothy Andrew Helms in Muscogee County in August of 1974 for the murders of Patrick A. Doe and Marian Jones Miller, and for theft by taking. Following a jury trial, the appellant was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to death for each murder and to thirty days for theft by taking. The case is presently before this court on appeal and mandatory review of the death sentence.

I. The Evidence.

A summary of the evidence is as follows: The appellant became friends with Timothy A. Helms, his co-indictee, while…