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LEDFORD v. STATE

S93P1262.

264 Ga. 60 (1994)

LEDFORD v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Little & Adams, Sam F. Little, Kinney, Kemp, Pickell, Sponcler & Joiner, Matthew D. Thames, for appellant.

Jack O. Partain III, District Attorney, Melvin E. Hyde, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Paige M. Reese, Staff Attorney, for appellee.

BENHAM, Justice.

The defendant, J. W. Ledford, Jr. was convicted of the malice murder of Dr. Harry Buchanan Johnston, Jr., as well as two counts of armed robbery, one count of burglary, and one count of kidnapping Dr. Johnston's wife, Antoinette.1 The jury recommended that a sentence of death be imposed for the conviction of malice murder, and the trial court sentenced him to death. The trial court...

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