GRIFFITH v. STATE

25461.

225 Ga. 794 (1969)

171 S.E.2d 527

GRIFFITH v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided December 4, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Spence, John McGuigan, for appellant.

Ben F. Smith, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Marion O. Gordon, Assistant Attorney General, Larry H. Evans, for appellee.


ALMAND, Chief Justice.

Aaron W. Griffith was indicted for the murder of James Keheley. The indictment alleged that the murder was committed with a double-bladed axe. The defendant was found guilty, with a recommendation of mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

His motion for a new trial upon the general grounds was overruled. He enumerates as error the refusal of the court to grant him a new trial on the general grounds.

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