Legal Opinion

McClung v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 10, 1950No. 16889PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Almand, Justice.

Harry T. McClung was jointly indicted with Drew S. Phillips for the offense of murder, it being charged that on October 31, 1948, they killed one L. M. Barron by shooting him with a pistol. McClung was separately tried and found 'guilty of murder, with a recommendation of mercy. His motion for a new trial as amended was overruled, and the case is here on exceptions to that order.

The first special ground of the motion for new trial complained that the court erred in the admission of certain testimony of Eddie Carberry. This witness, over objection, was permitted to detail the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Gore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  4. Bines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  5. Wynne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Cargill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. CoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  4. Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. State v. LukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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