Harrell v. State

H. B. Morgan and A. S. Harrell were jointly indicted for the offense of arson, at the April term, 1904, of Webster superior court. The defendant Morgan was tried at that term and convicted, and on review of the case by this court his conviction was upheld. See 120 Ga. 499. At the next term of the court, Harrell was put on trial and was convicted under the first count in the indictment, charging him with being a joint principal. On this trial Morgan was offered as a witness for the *608State, and his testimony was to the effect that Harrell was the actual perpetrator of the crime. There was other…