Kennedy v. State

Bell, Justice.

L. A. Kennedy was indicted for the offense of murder in the alleged killing of John Woodward, by “striking, hitting, and beating the said John Woodward with a certain glass bottle.” He was convicted of the offense charged, with recommendation “that he be imprisoned for the remainder of his natural life.” His motion for new trial was overruled, and he excepted. The evidence showed that on Saturday night, July 29, 1939, there was a dance at Zetterower’s filling-station and dance-hall, in Bulloch County. The defendant went with his wife and children, in an automobile, to this…