WILSON v. STATE

28769.

232 Ga. 506 (1974)

207 S.E.2d 489

WILSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Carr, Jr., for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Morris H. Rosenberg, Joel M. Feldman, Isaac Jenrette, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, B. Dean Grindle, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


GRICE, Chief Justice.

Melvin Wilson was convicted in the Superior Court of Fulton County for the murder of Jesse Bennett and the shooting of Elsby Byrd. He was sentenced to imprisonment for life, and five years, the two sentences to run concurrently. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial on the usual general grounds.

The evidence introduced at the trial was contradictory in many respects. However, the jury was authorized to find the facts...

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