Legal Opinion

Ross v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 28, 1976No. 31129PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Gunter, Justice.

Appellant has come here for review of her conviction for murder and a life sentence. She has enumerated two errors: (1) the appellant was denied a fair trial because of the trial court’s charge on the law of "flight and similar acts,” and (2) the appellant was denied a fair trial because the co-defendant’s confession was erroneously allowed into evidence.

1. The first enumerated error is without merit. There was evidence to support the charge given, and the charge as given was not erroneous. Lewis v. State, 200 Ga. 388 (37 SE2d 405) (1946); Luke v. State, 183 Ga. 302 (188 SE…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fulford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  2. Luke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  3. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Edge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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