SPRAGGINS v. STATE

42713.

255 Ga. 195 (1985)

336 S.E.2d 227

SPRAGGINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied November 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Kennedy McIntyre, Martin & Young, John R. Martin, for appellant.

Arthur E. Mallory III, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


MARSHALL, Presiding Justice.

This is a prolonged criminal prosecution in which the death penalty is being sought against the appellant. He was initially convicted of murder and rape, and he was sentenced to death. On direct appeal, his death sentence was set aside by this court because of errors in the sentencing instructions to the jury. After numerous other proceedings, his convictions and sentences were overturned by a federal district court because of ineffective...

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