Covington v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Admissions. Evidence. Confessions. Charge of Court. Before Judge Richard H. Clark. Eulton Superior Court. March Term, 1887. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The chicken house of Lawrence, on Hollins street in the city of Atlanta, was broken open on a Sunday night and thirteen chickens stolen therefrom. Four of the chickens were afterwards found in the yard of a woman named Morgan, two hundred or three hundred yards from Lawrence’s premises. The prisoner and one Cosby were jointly indicted for the burglary. Cosby admitted his *688share in the transaction, and entered a plea of guilty. Covington was tried, convicted, and sentenced for six years in the penitentiary. He moved for a new trial, and it was refused. No witness for the…
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