Washington v. State

Grice, Justice.'

Two persons convicted of murder assign error upon denial of their amended motions for new trial.

Richard Washington and Gerald Baker, along with Leonard Hubbard, were jointly indicted by the grand jury of Chatham County, Georgia, for the murder of Arthur S. Givens. Washington and Baker were tried together. Following their conviction and sentence to life imprisonment, they filed separate motions for new trial upon the general grounds. These motions were amended identically to include.three special grounds.

Since the evidence upon the joint trial of the two defendants was the same…