BURDEN v. STATE

38766.

250 Ga. 313 (1982)

297 S.E.2d 242

BURDEN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Moses, for appellant.

H. Reginald Thompson, District Attorney, Richard A. Malone, William H. McClain, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Janice G. Hildenbrand, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Pass v. State, 227 Ga. 730 (182 S.E.2d 779) (1971); Gregg v. State, 233 Ga. 117 (210 S.E.2d 659) (1974); Floyd v. State, 233 Ga. 280 (210 S.E.2d 810) (1974); Chenault v. State, 234 Ga. 216 (215 S.E.2d 223) (1975); Birt v. State, 236 Ga. 815 (225 S.E.2d 248) (1976); Coleman v. State, 237 Ga. 84 (226 S.E.2d 911) (1976); Young v. State, 239 Ga. 53 (236 S.E.2d 1) (1977); Peek v. State, 239 Ga. 422 (238 S.E.2d 12) (1977); Westbrook v. State, 242 Ga. 151 (249 S.E.2d 524) (1978); Finney v. State, 242 Ga. 582 (250 S.E.2d 388) (1978); Holton v. State, 243 Ga. 312 (253 S.E.2d 736) (1979); Waters v. State, 248 Ga. 355 (283 S.E.2d 238) (1981); Mathis v. State, 249 Ga. 454 (291 S.E.2d 489) (1982); Rivers v. State, 250 Ga. 288 (___ SE2d ___) (1982); Rivers v. State, 250 Ga. 303 (___ SE2d ___) (1982).


WELTNER, Justice.

This is a death penalty case involving four murders. On the evening of August 15 and morning of August 16, 1974, four bodies were recovered from Smith's Pond in Washington County, identified as Louise Wynn and her three children, ages 2, 3 and 4. The autopsies revealed that Louise Wynn died from multiple blows to the head; that Marvin, age 4, and James, age 2, died from drowning; and that Melinda, age 3, died from strangulation. Louise was clothed...

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