Bloodworth v. State

Gervis Bloodworth and Willie Jones were tried in Taylor superior court, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged for the offense of murder, and a date was set for their execution. Before this date arrived a motion for new trial was filed, and supersedeas was granted, staying the execution until the decision of the Supreme Court. On October 31, 1924, during the regular October term of Taylor superior court, the remittitur from the Supreme Court affirming the judgment of the lower court was duly entered on the minutes and made the judgment of the trial court. The defendants were brought into…