1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 218 Ga.
  5. 218 Ga. 271 (1962)
 

BURGESS v. STATE

21723.

218 Ga. 271 (1962)

127 S.E.2d 377

BURGESS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 14, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Gaines, for plaintiff in error.

D. Marshall Pollock, Solicitor General, Eugene Cook, Attorney General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, contra.

GRICE, Justice.

Found guilty of murder with recommendation and his motion for new trial overruled, Joe Robert Burgess assigned error and brought his case to this court. He had been indicted by the grand jury of Clarke County for the murder of Eddie Lee Gaines, tried in the superior court of that county, and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for new trial, as amended, contains the general as well as three special grounds.

1. Considering first the general...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases