Creel v. State

216 Ga. 233 (1960)

115 S.E.2d 552

CREEL

v.

THE STATE.

20900.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Submitted June 13, 1960.

Decided July 7, 1960.

Rehearing July 19, 1960.

Allyn M. Wallace, Aaron Kravitch, for plaintiff in error.

Andrew J. Ryan, Jr., Solicitor-General, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney-General, contra.

HAWKINS, Justice.

Katie Ann Creel, a white girl 17 years of age, was jointly indicted with William L. Johnson, in Chatham Superior Court, for the murder of Joel Ross, a Negro boy, also 17 years of age. She was tried separately. The jury returned a verdict of guilty with…