Legal Opinion
Hannah v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 14, 1956No. 19185PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
1. The general grounds of the motion for new trial, and special grounds 8 through 14, have been abandoned by the defendant.
2. Error is assigned in special ground 4 because Roy Leathers, Solicitor-General of the Stone Mountain Circuit, stated that his physical condition would not permit him to continue with the trial of the case, and that he had decided to turn the actual trial over to Marshall Pollock, Solicitor-General of the Western Circuit. The court allowed Mr. Pollock to proceed with the interrogation of witnesses, but did not, himself, under the provisions of Code §…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Elder v. CampSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Trustees of Jesse Parker Williams Hospital v. NisbetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Harris v. PowersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Pedigo v. Celanese Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Strong v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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