Langford v. State

Candler, Justice.

Harvey Langford was indicted in the Superior Court of Clayton County for the murder of O’Neal Clemmons. On his conviction of that offense without any recommendation, he was sentenced to be electrocuted. He moved for a new trial on the usual general grounds and amended his motion by adding three special grounds. His amended motion was denied, and the exception is to that judgment.

The defendant has expressly abandoned all special grounds of his motion except special ground one, which alleges that the trial judge erred in failing to charge, without request, on the law of…