Milton v. State

Hill, Presiding Justice.

Clyde Milton and Theodore Grant were indicted and convicted for first degree arson and murder. Defendants received life sentences on the murder convictions and five years on the arson convictions, to be served consecutively. Defendant Milton’s motion for a new trial was denied and he appeals.

On December 28,1979, Savannah fire- fighters answered a call on Habersham Street at approximately 3:45 a.m. They found the burning body of Mundy J. Hiott on the kitchen floor of his apartment.

Carrie Lee Williams was the principal witness for the state. She too had been indicted for…