Goins v. State, 35691
| Decision Date | 08 January 1980 |
| Docket Number | No. 35691,35691 |
| Citation | 245 Ga. 62,262 S.E.2d 818 |
| Parties | GOINS v. The STATE. |
| Court | Georgia Supreme Court |
James W. Garner, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
W. Bryant Huff, Dist. Atty., Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Goins, convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping, rape and murder, was sentenced to life imprisonment on each count. He appeals. We affirm.
1. The evidence supports the verdict. Appellant voluntarily gave police a statement following appropriate Miranda instruction affirming he and co-conspirator, Buddy Justus, planned to rob the Georgia victim, Mrs. Rosemary Jackson, and steal her Dodge van. This statement also showed Goins assisted Justus during the kidnapping, rape and murder but allegedly only because Justus coerced him with threats of death. The state, over objection, was permitted to introduce evidence of an independent similar crime committed the previous day in Tampa, Florida, where Justus and Goins also robbed, kidnapped, raped and murdered Stephanie Hawkins. This evidence was properly admitted to show intent, motive, plan, scheme and bent of mind. Rini v. State, 236 Ga. 715, 716, 225 S.E.2d 234 (1976).
2. We grant appointed counsel's motion to withdraw on grounds that this appeal is frivolous. The requirements for such action as set forth in Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1966), have been met here. Counsel suggests that the only possible issue for review is that raised by his objection to the introduction of evidence of the Florida crime. After carefully reviewing applicable law, the record, transcript of trial and the entire charge of court, we conclude there was no error. Moore v. State, 221 Ga. 636, 637, 146 S.E.2d 895 (1966); Bacon v. State, 209 Ga. 261, 71 S.E.2d 615 (1952).
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.
To continue reading
Request your trial
-
Dick v. State
...to death while the same penalty has not been imposed on co-defendants. These cases have been affirmed by this court. Goins v. State, 245 Ga. 62, 262 S.E.2d 818 (1980); Ross v. State, 233 Ga. 361, 211 S.E.2d 356 (1974); Dobbs v. State, 236 Ga. 427, 224 S.E.2d 3 (1976); Pulliam v. State, 236 ......
-
State v. Saltarelli
...in these jurisdictions, intent or motive is only one of a catalog of matters for which the evidence is admissible. Goins v. State, 245 Ga. 62, 262 S.E.2d 818 (1980) (evidence admissible to show intent, motive, plan, scheme, and bent of mind); Thomas v. State, 234 Ga. 635, 217 S.E.2d 152 (19......
-
Justus v. State, 36686
...death for the murder. The case is presently before this court for mandatory sentence review, and is a companion case to Goins v. State, 245 Ga. 62, 262 S.E.2d 818 (1980). Although defense counsel has not enumerated any error in the proceeding below, he has requested this court to independen......
-
Brown v. State, A90A1658
...of search); Walton v. State, 194 Ga.App. 490, 491(1), 390 S.E.2d 896 (disclosure of informant's identity); see also Goins v. State, 245 Ga. 62(2), 262 S.E.2d 818. Among the relevant evidence which may be considered are the admissions of fact, and the reasonable inferences which may be drawn......