Towns v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for rape. Before Judge Gower. Dooly superior court. August 6, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
Horace Towns, Bill Clark, Wesley Eelton, and Gussie Lee Jones were separately indicted for the offense of rape. The offense was joint, and they might have been jointly indicted. *614The defendants were jointly tried, by express agreement of counsel representing them. They likewise stipulated to unite in their peremptory challenges. Separate verdicts of guilty, with recommendation of mercy, were, rendered, and separate sentences imposed. Horace Towns filed his motion for new trial, which was overruled, and he excepted.
1. In the first special ground of the motion the plaintiff in error contends…
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