SWARN v. STATE

27778.

230 Ga. 552 (1973)

198 S.E.2d 177

SWARN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 10, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans, Dozier & Mann, Tommy C. Mann, for appellant. Fred Hasty, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Executive Assistant Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, William F. Bartee, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


GUNTER, Justice.

The appellant here was convicted for murder and received a life sentence in the trial court. He has appealed, and his primary contention here is that the evidence did not support the verdict.

The evidence was to the effect that the appellant did not fire the gun which wounded the victim and caused death. However, there was evidence that the appellant was present when the crime was committed, that he had previously made threats "to get" the...

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