Legal Opinion
Howell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 20, 1927No. 5809PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHInes, J.
On June 17, 1925, Howell was convicted of murder, without recommendation, and was sentenced to be electrocuted on August 6, 1925. He made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled. He thereupon brought his case to this court, to review the judgment overruling his motion for a new trial. The judgment of the trial court was affirmed by this court. Howell v. State, 162 Ga. 14 (134 S. E. 59).
On September 15, 1926, Hon. H. A. Mathews, judge of Houston superior court, passed an order fixing a new date for his execution on October 5, 1926. Howell alleges that this order was not signed in term…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Millar v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1863
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3Cited by11 opinions
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