WHITFIELD v. STATE

18206.

209 Ga. 804 (1953)

76 S.E.2d 405

WHITFIELD v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 8, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Cliff Hatcher, for plaintiff in error.

George Hains, Solicitor-General, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General and Rubye G. Jackson, contra.


HAWKINS, Justice.

Rufus Whitfield was indicted for murder, at the November term, 1950, and was tried and convicted, with a recommendation of mercy, at the November term, 1952, of Burke Superior Court. To the judgment overruling his motion for a new trial he excepts. Held:

1. While, under the evidence and the statement of the defendant to the effect that the person killed threatened "to blow you over that dam store," and "twisted around like he was going...

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