Martin v. State

Grice, Justice.

Convicted and sentenced for murder, Ulysses S. Martin, Jr., has appealed to this court. He was indicted by the grand jury of Fulton County and tried in the superior court of that county for the slaying of his wife, Ethel Mae Martin. The jury’s verdict of guilty was without a recommendation of mercy, and he was therefore sentenced to be electrocuted.

His appeal complains of the denial of his motion for new trial, the refusal to permit his counsel to assist him while making an unsworn statement, the charge to the jury of a specified principle, and the failure to charge certain…