Coats v. State

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

This is a murder case, in which the jury returned a verdict of guilty with a recommendation of mercy. The exception is to the denial of the defendant’s amended motion for new trial after a hearing in DeKalb *564Superior Court, where he was indicted and convicted. Held:

Argued October 14, 1959 Decided November 4, 1959 Rehearing denied November 19, 1959. James R. Venable, Essley Burdine, for plaintiff in error. Richard Bell, Solicitor-General, T. Emory Daniel, Jr., Assistant Solicitor-General, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Rubye G. Jackson, Deputy Assistant…