Wilson v. State

The defendant and her husband were jointly indicted on July 19, 1955, for a murder committed on June 15, 1955, in Thomas County, Georgia. Upon her motion to sever, the defendant was tried separately and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Her motion for a new trial, based on the usual general grounds and four special grounds was denied. In her bill of exceptions brought to this court the defendant assigns error upon the denial of her motion for a new trial and also assigns error on the trial court’s overruling two motions, made in open court between the time of indictment and the time of her…