Brannon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Jones. Habersham superior court. August 22, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtHhi., J.
1. Where two persons are jointly indicted for murder, and the indictment charges that both of the accused did kill and murder the deceased with a certain gun which the two defendants then and there held, etc., the indictment is not subject to demurrer, on the trial of one of the accused, (1) because it is not alleged which one of the defendants held the gun when the shot was claimed to have been fired; nor (2) because the indictment does not charge which one of the defendants named in the indictment fired the shot claimed to have been fired; nor (3) because the charge in the indictment is not…
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