PORTER v. STATE

30995.

237 Ga. 580 (1976)

229 S.E.2d 384

PORTER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 9, 1976.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Millard C. Farmer, Jr., for appellant.


HALL, Justice.

Appellant Porter appeals from her conviction and life sentence for murder. The victim, stabbed some 65 times, was discovered in a motel room with her three-year-old daughter. On this appeal, we consider the exclusion of prospective jurors with scruples against the death penalty; the refusal of the trial court to permit the child to testify; and an improper reference by one witness to a polygraph test. We find no error and affirm the conviction.

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