Legal Opinion

Walker v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 5, 1960No. 20854PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

Cecil Walker and Marvin Walker were jointly indicted in Whitfield County for the murder of Oscar Parks. Cecil Walker was convicted of the offense charged without a recommendation, and was sentenced to be electrocuted. The exception is to a judgment denying his amended motion for new trial. Held:

1. Since the evidence was amply sufficient to support the verdict, there is no merit in the general grounds of the motion for new trial. See Walker v. State, 215 Ga. 128 (109 S. E. 2d 748), which is a prior appearance of this case.

2. One of the special grounds of the motion alleges…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  2. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  3. Weatherby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  4. Blount v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  2. Prevatte v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Ford v. Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Massey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  5. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962

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