ATKINS v. STATE

30964.

236 Ga. 624 (1976)

225 S.E.2d 7

ATKINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Gault, for appellant.

C. B. Holcomb, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, James L. Mackay, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Chief Justice.

Donald Ray Atkins was indicted, in separate indictments, for the offenses of rape, and kidnapping and rape. The indictments were tried jointly and the defendant was convicted of both offenses and sentenced to life imprisonment on each charge, such sentences to run concurrently. A joint motion for new trial was filed and overruled and the present appeal filed.

The evidence authorized a finding that the defendant, who knew the victim...

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