TYLER v. STATE

36671.

247 Ga. 119 (1981)

274 S.E.2d 549

TYLER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bishoff & Hearn, Richard H. Bishoff, for appellant.

Ben J. Miller, District Attorney, Johnnie L. Caldwell, Jr., District Attorney, Paschal A. English, Jr., J. David Fowler, Assistant District Attorneys, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


MARSHALL, Justice.

This is a death case. The appellant, Shirley Tyler, was convicted of the murder of her husband by a Pike County jury. The jury found one aggravating circumstance and sentenced the appellant to death. The case is before us on direct appeal and for mandatory review of the death sentence.

The evidence presented at trial follows:

The appellant and the victim lived next door to the victim's father, William Tyler. On September 18, 1979...

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