Godbee v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Hammond. ' Jenkins su-. perior court. December 18, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
Mrs.. Edna Godbee was indicted for the murder of Mrs. Florence Godbee. On the trial of the case, the jury returned a verdict finding the prisoner guilty and recommending that her punishment be imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. The defendant made a motion for a new trial, which the court overruled, and she excepted.
1. When this case was called for trial in the court below, the defendant made a motion for a continuance, which was overruled, and the defendant excepted pendente lite. The main grounds in*517sisted on were, that the homicide was of recent occurrence, and that her counsel had…
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