MURPHY v. STATE

32017.

238 Ga. 725 (1977)

234 S.E.2d 911

MURPHY v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 20, 1977.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Falligant, Sims & Hunter, Robert E. Falligant, Jr., for appellant.

Andrew J. Ryan, III, District Attorney, Robert M. Hitch, III, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


HILL, Justice.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of rape, burglary and armed robbery. He was sentenced by the Superior Court of Chatham County to life in prison for the rape and to concurrent terms of twenty years each for the burglary and the armed robbery.

While the victim's father and mother were in Hawaii, the victim had a girlfriend spend the night with her. Upon retiring on the evening of June 23, 1975, the victim locked not only the house but also...

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