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TATUM v. STATE

16789.

206 Ga. 171 (1949)

56 S.E.2d 518

TATUM v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 16, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Wood, D. Carl Tallant and Herman J. Spence, for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, James T. Manning, Solicitor-General, William A. Ingram, and Rubye G. Jackson, contra.

ALMAND, Justice.

At the April term, 1949, of the Superior Court of Pickens County, Bryan Tatum and Weldon Sullivan were jointly indicted for the murder of Grady Earl Holbert. They were jointly tried, and a verdict of guilty without a recommendation was returned on April 7, whereupon they were sentenced to be electrocuted. Tatum filed a motion for a new trial based on the usual general grounds, and by amendment nine special grounds were added. The motion as amended...

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