HORTON v. STATE

38570.

249 Ga. 871 (1982)

295 S.E.2d 281

HORTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Q. Wallace, John E. Simmons, for appellant.

Joseph H. Briley, District Attorney, Thomas J. Matthews, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, George M. Weaver, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


JORDAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Jimmy Lee Horton, was convicted of murder and two counts of burglary. He was sentenced to death for the murder and to twenty years for each of the burglaries. He now appeals, raising 16 enumerations of error. We affirm.

The facts can be summarized as follows: Around 6:00 p. m. of the evening of November 28, 1980, appellant borrowed a pickup truck from a friend on the pretext of needing to move furniture. Later that evening...

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