Henderson v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Sylvester Leon Henderson was indicted, along with a co-defendant, for malice murder, felony murder, and other charges relating to the death of Derrick Brown. On September 8, 2011, appellant entered a guilty plea for felony murder. The transcript of the plea hearing shows appellant killed Brown in Rockdale County by striking him twice with a hammer and engaging in a struggle with the victim in which the victim’s neck was crushed; then appellant and his co-defendant transported Brown’s body to Gwinnett County and dumped it down an embankment. On September 12, 2011, the…