VAUGHN v. STATE

37556.

248 Ga. 127 (1981)

281 S.E.2d 594

VAUGHN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. Kondritzer, for appellant.

H. Reginald Thompson, District Attorney, Richard Malone, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Charles E. Brown, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


GREGORY, Justice.

Appellant, Junior Vaughn, was convicted of the murder of Ray Gene Oglesby. The State sought the death penalty but the jury recommended life imprisonment. In this appeal Vaughn contends that his written confession was improperly admitted over his objection. We agree and reverse.

Vaughn and his wife worked for the victim, Ray Oglesby, on the latter's farm. Oglesby became very ill on March 13, 1979 and died some 40 hours later of causes then...

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