Legal Opinion

Morehead v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 1, 1973No. 48590PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Pannell, Judge.

The defendant was charged in three accusations with the offense of misdemeanor, to wit: simple battery. Case No. 14,823 was as to Danny Gilleland; case No. 14,824 was as to Brenda Gilleland (wife of Danny Gilleland); and case No. 14,825 was as to Herbert Mathis.

The evidence was sufficient to show that the defendant and four other young men had an altercation or fight with the Gillelands and Mathis. It started at a restaurant known as Burger King, when one of the five allegedly pinched Brenda Gilleland. There was evidence that all five of the youths entered the fight and also…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Thornton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mize v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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