Herrin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
Marshall Hewlett Herrin appeals his conviction and sentence to life imprisonment for the murder of Larry William Wingfield. Held:
1. The first enumeration, asserting that the trial judge "erred in refusing to grant a new trial on the ground that a prejudicial photograph, showing evidence of other unrelated crimes, was admitted in evidence over objection of defense counsel” is without merit.
The objection made at the trial was that the photograph “ had no bearing whatsoever in this particular case, and it has not even been identified.” Counsel concedes in argument before this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
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- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Kelly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
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