Allen v. State

Undercofler, Justice.

This appeal is from convictions and sentences on two counts of murder and one count of burglary. Held:

1. The trial court did not err in overruling appellant’s objection to the word "alias” in the indictment. "Where the accused is known by different names ... it is lawful for the indictment to identify the accused by all such names as alias dictus.” Andrews v. State, 196 Ga. 84 (9) (26 SE2d 263).

2. The trial court did not violate the commonly called "coherency test” when determining at a Jackson-Denno hearing that the appellant’s confession was given knowingly and…