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BLEVINS v. STATE

22821.

220 Ga. 720 (1965)

141 S.E.2d 426

BLEVINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 23, 1965.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gleason & Brown, Frank M. Gleason, Burton Brown, for plaintiff in error.

Earl B. Self, Solicitor General, Bobby Lee Cook, Eugene Cook, Attorney General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, contra.

CANDLER, Justice.

James Melvin Blevins was indicted on August 22, 1963, for the murder of Carolyn Newell. The indictment charges that he murdered her on April 14, 1963, in Walker County. He was convicted of that offense without a recommendation for mercy and was sentenced to be electrocuted. His motion for a new trial was overruled and he excepted to that judgment. There are also exceptions to antecedent rulings which will be dealt with in the opinion. Held:

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