Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 13, 1907PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Indictment for murder.' Before Judge Edwards. Haralson superior court. June 15, 1907.

1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.

B. G. Adams and Hillard Lee were jointly indicted for tbe murder of Keece' Jones. Tbey were fpund guilty, *249.and sentenced to life imprisonment. They made a motion for ■a new trial, which was overruled, and they excepted. The, motion ■contained, besides the general grounds, numerous others which were added by amendment. Most of these require no discussion further than to say that they are without merit. As to others, if there were some slight inaccuracies of expression in detached portions of the charge, when taken in connection with the entire charge, they will scarcely require a new trial. In…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. The People v. . McMahonNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
  2. Woolfolk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
  3. Inman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  4. Hendrickson v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
  5. The People v. . MondonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Wood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
  2. Wilburn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  3. Lindsay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  4. Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  5. Russell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943

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