Opinion ID: 1280915
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: ms baugh

Text: Ms. Baugh stated she would probably vote for death in cases of premeditated murder. However, this response does not require disqualification, since premeditated murder is not a crime in Georgia, and premeditation is not an aggravating circumstance which would affect the jury's sentencing determination pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-30. Moreover, Ms. Baugh volunteered that she could vote to impose a sentence of life without parole even in cases of premeditated murder. Unlike in Pope, the entirety of Ms. Baugh's voir dire does not demand a finding that she expressed an unqualified and unequivocal bias in favor of the death penalty. The trial court was authorized to base its finding on those portions of Ms. Baugh's voir dire which demonstrated her qualification for service. Mobley v. State, 265 Ga. 292, 295(7), 455 S.E.2d 61 (1995).