Legal Opinion
McKethan v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 3, 1946No. 15495PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The evidence was sufficient to authorize the jury to find against the defendant's sole defense of insanity, made under the general plea of not guilty.
No. 15495. JULY 3, 1946.
Jesse R. McKethan was found guilty, without a recommendation, of the murder of George Luther Aids. His motion for new trial on the general grounds only was overruled, and to this judgment he excepted.
Since the facts and circumstances surrounding the killing bear directly on the defendant's sole defense of insanity, it has been deemed necessary to set forth at length the gruesome and sordid details of the crime.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
- Rozier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Hinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Goosby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Berryhill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Drewry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Hamp Grace v. Joseph Hopper, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Roach v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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