EDGEHILL v. STATE

41295.

253 Ga. 343 (1984)

320 S.E.2d 176

EDGEHILL v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Zell, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, John M. Turner, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, for appellee.


MARSHALL, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Peter Edgehill, was convicted of the murders of Gilbert Ray Beckham and Josephine Hall. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment. He appeals. These are the facts:

In May of 1982, the victims' corpses were found in two trunks. The trunks appear to have been intentionally hidden from view. Each trunk contained the skeletonized remains of a body and floral-patterned bed linens. Medical testimony...

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