Legal Opinion

Swarn v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 10, 1973No. 27778PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gunter, Justice.

The appellant here was convicted for murder and received a life sentence in the trial court. He has appealed, and his primary contention here is that the evidence did not support the verdict.

The evidence was to the effect that the appellant did not fire the gun which wounded the victim and caused death. However, there was evidence that the appellant was present when the crime was committed, that he had previously made threats "to get” the victim, and that he provided the gun with which the victim was shot.

Code Ann. § 26-801 (a) provides as follows: "Every person concerned in…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lundy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Perkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Gentry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  4. Bostic v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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