Coleman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge George. Wilcox superior court. January 27, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
W. A. Coleman, Jim Coleman, and W. H. Stevens were indicted for the murder of Leon Melvin. W. A. Coleman was first tried separately and convicted. Jim Coleman and W. H. Stevens were then placed on trial together. They were found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. They moved for a new trial, which was denied, and they excepted.
1. On the trial of W. A. Coleman a panel of forty-eight jurors was put upon him, from which were selected the twelve who tried him. The remaining thirty-six were excluded from the court-room, and heard none of the evidence. After his conviction the case against the…
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