Legal Opinion
Crawford v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1976No. 30774PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ingram, Justice.
Appellant was a minor, 16 years of age, when he was indicted, along with Robert Hartwell and Boysie Thomas, by a Chatham County grand jury for the armed robbery of J. W. Sirmants and the murder of Anthony Johnson. He received a separate trial from his coindictees and was found guilty of both offenses by a jury. Consecutive life sentences were imposed for the two crimes. This appeal followed after the trial court overruled appellant’s motion for a new trial. We find no merit in the enumerations of error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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