Ethridge v. State

Atkinson Ethridge and Grover Ethridge were jointly indicted for the murder of Eloyd Malone and Prank Tucker, by shooting them with a gun and pistol. On the trial the defendants severed, and Grover Ethridge was put upon trial. The State relied for conviction upon circumstantial evidence. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to mercy; and the defendant was sentenced by the court to serve in the penitentiary for life. He filed a motion for new trial upon the general grounds and 39 special grounds. The motion was overruled, and the defendant excepted.

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