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ZANT v. AKINS

38689.

250 Ga. 5 (1982)

295 S.E.2d 313

ZANT v. AKINS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Jerry McBrayer, for appellant.

Chester Thomas Akins, pro se.

MARSHALL, Justice.

On May 8, 1973, the appellee was convicted of burglary, as well as the brutal rape and kidnapping of a six-year-old girl. For the rape and kidnapping convictions he was given death sentences, which were set aside in his direct appeal on the ground that Georgia's death penalty statute was not enacted until after the appellee committed the crimes giving rise to the death sentences. Akins v. State, 231 Ga. 411

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