Legal Opinion
Brandon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 20, 1930No. 7233PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
Lawton Dixon, Agnes Byrd, F. P. Brandon, Levy Smith, and Dan Tyre were jointly indicted for the murder of Ira Byrd on August 25, 1928. Brandon was tried separately. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation of life imprisonment. He moved for a new trial upon the general grounds, and by amendment added certain special grounds.
The court admitted in evidence for the State, over the defendant’s objection, the following letter:
“Blackshear, Georgia. Oct. 8, 1928.
“Dear Prof. My husband name is Ira Byrd, his age is 24. And he were kill at my home and haul two miles away he were…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Byrd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Reinhart v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1857
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lanier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Dudley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Jenkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Westberry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932