HEIGHT v. STATE

No. S04A1183.

604 S.E.2d 796 (2004)

278 Ga. 592

HEIGHT v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garrett & Gilliard, Michael C. Garrett, Joe H. Thalgott, Dublin, Holly L. Geerdes, Atlanta, for appellant.

Ralph M. Walke, District Attorney Peter F. Larsen, Kelli A. Devaney-Jackson, Assistant District Attorney Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General for appellee.


CARLEY, Justice.

In accordance with the Unified Appeal Procedure, this Court granted an application for interim review in this death penalty case and identified two issues for consideration: (1) whether the defense can present the result of a police-administered polygraph test as mitigation evidence in the penalty phase of the trial; and, (2) whether the suggested jury pattern charge should be modified so as to identify the "hope of benefit" that affects the voluntariness...

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