Mullins v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

Thomas Eugene Welch’s body was found along Price Creek Road in Pickens County, Georgia, on April 7, 1996. Nothing was found in the pockets of the 67-year-old victim’s clothing, and no jewelry was found on the body. He had last been seen alive on April 5, in the company of appellant Joe Lee Mullins, who had placed the intoxicated Welch in the backseat of Mullins’ car. Witnesses reported that the victim, described as a “street person” with an alcohol problem, owned a watch and knife and had cashed a government benefits check shortly before he was last seen. An autopsy…