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WIGGINS v. STATE

23193.

221 Ga. 609 (1965)

146 S.E.2d 294

WIGGINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided December 6, 1965.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheats, Parker & Webb, Paul Webb, Jr., John Tye Ferguson, for appellant.

Richard Bell, Solicitor General, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

CANDLER, Presiding Justice.

Harold A. Wiggins was indicted in DeKalb County for the murder of Mildred Wiggins, his wife. The indictment alleges that he killed her by striking and beating her with his hands and fists. He was convicted of the offense charged. The jury recommended mercy and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He filed a motion for new trial on the usual general grounds only. His motion was overruled and a new trial denied him on August 13, 1965. He...

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