Casper v. State

Hill, Justice.

Wallace Mobley was killed in his sporting goods store with a baseball bat on the evening of March 15, 1978. A jury was authorized to find the following facts: Laverne Jones, the manager of the victim’s sporting goods store in Winder, Georgia, conspired with Barbara Casper and Linda Gordon to rob or "roll” the victim. To accomplish the robbery they enlisted the aid of Ray Johnson and James Tanner.

On the morning of March 15, 1978, as part of the robbery plan, Linda Gordon called the victim to confirm a "meeting” she and the victim were to have alone that evening in his store.…