Legal Opinion
Ballard v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 25, 1984No. 40541PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
The appellant, Richard Ballard, Jr., was convicted of the murder of his 15-month-old son, Willie Ballard. He was given a sentence of life imprisonment. His motion for new trial was denied. He now appeals. We affirm.
The evidence showed that the appellant had a history of abusing his other teen-age son, as well as the baby, Willie. As a result, the children were temporarily taken away from the appellant and his wife, Julia Ballard, but the children were later returned to them.
Emergency medical personnel were called to the parties’ trailer on the evening of May…
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