Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 16, 1960No. 20794PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hawkins, Justice.

Frank Wilson was convicted without recommendation to mercy in Warren Superior Court of the murder of LeRoy Toulson by shooting him with a shotgun. To the judgment denying his motion for a new trial as amended he excepts. Held:

1. The general grounds of the motion for a new trial have been expressly abandoned.

2. Special ground 1 of the motion for a new trial assigns error on the admission in evidence of three shotguns, two fired or spent shotgun shells, and three loaded or unfired shells, and on the denial of the motion to exclude all testimony as to the three unfired shells…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  2. Powers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  3. Shafer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  4. Shafer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  5. Lampkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Favors v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Massey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  4. State v. HattonIdaho Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970

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