Hixon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Freeman. Meriwether 'superior court. November 27, 1907. Emmett Hixon was convicted of the murder of Joe [Reynolds, and sentenced to life imprisonment. To the overruling of his motion for a new trial he excepted. The body of the deceased was found in Flint river on Saturday evening. He had been missing since -the preceding Thursday.
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Indictment for murder. Before Judge Freeman. Meriwether 'superior court. November 27, 1907. Emmett Hixon was convicted of the murder of Joe [Reynolds, and sentenced to life imprisonment. To the overruling of his motion for a new trial he excepted. The body of the deceased was found in Flint river on Saturday evening. He had been missing since -the preceding Thursday. The river, at the places referred to in the evidence, constitutes the boundary line between Meriwether and Pike counties. Nannie Chunn was the only eyewitness sworn in behalf of the State. According to her testimony, on Thursday,…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
(After stating the facts as above.)
Upon the trial of the case, the defendant’s counsel objected to-the following testimony of George Brown: “Two places were-pointed out to me where he was struck, one.on the Pike side above the bridge, I suppose 200 yards. There was a place where NannieChunn said it was over there. At the south of the branch, close-to where she said Emmett killed Joe. Said where he was struck was close up there to the south of the branch, and the boat paddles, were just across the branch, both of them. From the way sha talked, it was between 30 and 50 yards.” The objection was…
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