TANNER v. STATE

33934.

242 Ga. 437 (1978)

249 S.E.2d 238

TANNER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patton & Hoyt, John R. Hancock, for appellant.

Larry F. Salmon, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Michael R. Johnson, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Chief Justice.

Tanner appeals his conviction for the murder of his former father-in-law. He received a life sentence. The evidence will not be summarized because the general grounds were not argued.

1. After jury deliberations had begun, and after the jury had been told that arrangements would be made for them to stay overnight, a juror informed the court that she had to go home to take care of her sick husband. The court excused her and substituted...

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