COCHRAN v. STATE

19191.

212 Ga. 245 (1956)

91 S.E.2d 601

COCHRAN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 15, 1956.

Rehearing Denied February 29, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul James Maxwell, for plaintiff in error.

Erwin Mitchell, Solicitor-General, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, J. R. Parham, Assistant Attorney-General, E. J. Summerour, contra.


MOBLEY, Justice.

The defendant was indicted for murder. Upon the call of his case he filed a special plea of insanity. A special jury was impaneled to try this plea, and a verdict was returned finding against the plea. The defendant was then put on trial for murder, and was convicted without a recommendation to mercy. He filed a motion for new trial upon his special plea of insanity and upon his conviction of murder. These motions were denied, and he excepts to these...

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