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HOLTON v. STATE

34272.

243 Ga. 312 (1979)

253 S.E.2d 736

HOLTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 6, 1979.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence L. Schneider, Stroud P. Stacy, for appellant.

Randall Peek, District Attorney, Calvin A. Leipold, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HILL, Justice.

This is a death case.

Kermit Elmer Holton was indicted in DeKalb County in May, 1977, for armed robbery, burglary, and the murders of Clayton D. Pickrel and Helen S. Pickrel. The jury was instructed to find him not guilty of armed robbery. The jury found him guilty of burglary and the two counts of murder and imposed death penalties for both of the murders. As to the burglary, the trial court entered a judgment of not guilty notwithstanding...

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