Lathan v. State

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Elsie Mae Lathan and her two children, Roy and Willene Lathan, were indicted by the grand jury of Habersham County for the offense of murder of Clyde Lathan, the husband and the father of those indicted, by shooting him with a pistol and rifle, inflicting wounds from which he died. This case involves the trial and conviction of Elsie Mae Lathan only, since they were tried separately. There were no eyewitnesses to the shooting except the indictees, who did not *717testify, and there were conflicting statements made from time to time by them to the investigating…