ELDER v. STATE

24828.

224 Ga. 704 (1968)

164 S.E.2d 118

ELDER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 10, 1968.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland & Garland, Reuben A. Garland, for appellant.

George D. Lawrence, Solicitor General, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Marion O. Gordon, Mathew Robins, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Justice.

Ben Elder was convicted of the murder of Anne Cain. A life sentence was imposed in accordance with the jury's recommendation of mercy. The appeal is from such verdict and sentence. The evidence disclosed without dispute that Anne Cain died as a result of a bullet wound in her left temple, that the defendant and the deceased (just prior to the shooting) were together in the kitchen of Anne Cain's home and were engaged in a telephone conversation with...

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