BALLARD v. STATE

40541.

252 Ga. 53 (1984)

311 S.E.2d 453

BALLARD v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dallas, Fowler, Wheeler & Wills, Samuel A. Fowler, Jr., for appellant.

Kenneth E. Goolsby, District Attorney, Dennis C. Sanders, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, for appellee.


MARSHALL, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Richard Ballard, Jr., was convicted of the murder of his 15-month-old son, Willie Ballard. He was given a sentence of life imprisonment. His motion for new trial was denied. He now appeals. We affirm.

The evidence showed that the appellant had a history of abusing his other teen-age son, as well as the baby, Willie. As a result, the children were temporarily taken away from the appellant and his wife, Julia Ballard...

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