Yeargin v. State

Banke, Judge.

The appellants, Ruby Yeargin and Betty White, were jointly convicted of conspiracy to murder Jo Ann Cleary. They appeal the denial of their separate motions for new trial.

The state’s evidence showed that Betty White approached Detective Jones of the Douglas, Georgia, Police Department on May 29, 1981, asked if he knew anyone who “could do a job on somebody ...,” and told him that “she wanted this person to go on a trip of no return, kind of a permanent disappearance.” As their conversation progressed, Ms. White indicated that she was seeking the information for a friend. Jones…