Putman v. State

Smith, Justice.

In the early morning hours of July 10,1980, David Hardin and his wife Katie, residents of Kentucky, were shot to death at an Interstate 75 rest area near Lenox, Georgia. Truck driver William Howard Putman was arrested and charged with two counts of murder. A Cook County jury found Putman guilty on both counts and recommended the death penalty. This appeal follows. We affirm.

1. The victims spent the week preceding their deaths vacationing in Daytona Beach with their three children and David’s niece Beverly Culver. They left Daytona Beach in their blue Dodge sedan on the evening…