Huff v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Butt. Harris superior court. October term, 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Edgar Stripling and Terrell Huff were indicted for the murder of William J. Cornett. They were jointly tried and found guilty, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court; and their motion for a new trial being overruled, they excepted. Since the case reached this court by writ of error, the defendant Stripling escaped jail and is now at large. We therefore do not now decide his case. There were various grounds in the motion for a new trial, many of which evidently related solely to contentions made in behalf of the defendant Stripling, and have no application to the defense set up by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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