Coggeshall v. State

T. L. Coggeshall was jointly indicted with F. W. McClellan and S. J. Scarborough, on a charge of having murdered W. C. Wright, in Putnam County, on March 4, 1925. Coggeshall and McClellan were put upon trial, but Scarborough was not tried with them. The jury returned a verdict against Coggeshall and McClellan, finding both of them guilty of murder, without recommendation, and they were sentenced to be electrocuted. Each made a separate motion for new trial, on the usual general grounds and sixteen special grounds. The motion of Coggeshall was overruled by the court, and he excepted. The…