McLeod v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Martin. Telfair superior court. July 19, 1906. McLeod was indicted jointly with. Bawlins for the murder of Joseph Studstill, and was tried separately and convicted. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased, an old man living alone on his farm, was found dead in his house, with wounds on the head, apparently inflicted by an axe; and there were circumstances indicating that he had been robbed.
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Indictment for murder. Before Judge Martin. Telfair superior court. July 19, 1906. McLeod was indicted jointly with. Bawlins for the murder of Joseph Studstill, and was tried separately and convicted. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased, an old man living alone on his farm, was found dead in his house, with wounds on the head, apparently inflicted by an axe; and there were circumstances indicating that he had been robbed. There was evidence that McLeod admitted that he knocked the deceased on the head with an axe and got $1,700; and a written statement made by him while in jail…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. The court did not err in refusing to admit testimony in regard to the general character of the prisoner’s codefendant for desperation and violence, before there was any proof that the defendant had participated in the commission of the unlawful act with which he was charged, under duress resulting from any threat or menace upon the part of such codefendant, although the defendant relied upon the defense that he had acted under the influence of such duress upon the part of his codefendant as was developed in the statement of the accused, made after the evidence had been rejected.
2. Where…
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