Hart v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Hawes, Justice.
Robert Hart was indicted, tried and convicted of the offense of armed robbery, and was sentenced to death by electrocution. His motion for new trial was overruled and he appealed to this court.
1. In grounds 1 through 4 of appellant’s enumeration of errors, he contends that the court committed error in failing to exclude irrelevant, immaterial and prejudicial testimony about the extent of the victim’s injuries, the prognosis for his recovery, his personal and family situation and his religious and occupational background. No objection to any of the evidence referred to in these…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Sims v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Lumpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
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