SOLOMON v. STATE

36363.

247 Ga. 27 (1980)

277 S.E.2d 1

SOLOMON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judson R. Knighton, for appellant.

Thomas J. Charron, District Attorney, Mary E. Staley, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


UNDERCOFLER, Chief Justice.

Van Roosevelt Solomon appeals from the sentence of death imposed on September 27, 1979, following his conviction for the murder of Roger Dennis Tackett committed on June 17, 1979, in Cobb County, Georgia. Following conviction, the jury found the following aggravating circumstances; that the offense of murder was outrageously vile, horrible or inhuman in that it involved torture, depravity of mind, and an aggravated battery to the victim...

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