DOTSON v. STATE

28026.

231 Ga. 15 (1973)

200 S.E.2d 104

DOTSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 6, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph U. Bacon, for appellant.

J. Lane Johnston, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, Assistant Attorney General, B. Dean Grindle, Jr., Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


INGRAM, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from an order overruling his motion for a new trial, contending that the evidence did not support the verdict and that the trial court erred in not giving to the jury a number of charges requested in his behalf. Held:

1. The appellant, a 19-year-old male, admitted stabbing the victim who was a middle-aged disabled war veteran. In a statement made at...

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