Conner v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Conner v. State

187 S.E. 863, 183 Ga. 238

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedOctober 16, 1936

DocketNo. 11453

StatusPublished

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Conner v. State, 187 S.E. 863, 183 Ga. 238 (Ga. 1936).

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Opinion

Beck, Presiding Justice.

1. Under the evidence in this case the jury were authorized to find that in the execution of a common purpose and design the accused was present when the decedent was shot and killed, and that the killing was the result of a conspiracy between the accused and a third party. The homicide was without justification or mitigation, and the jury did not err, under the evidence in the case, in returning a verdict of guilty.

2. The court did not err in overruling the motion for new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur, except Atkinson, J., absent because of illness.

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Beck, Presiding Justice.

1. Under the evidence in this case the jury were authorized to find that in the execution of a common purpose and design the accused was present when the decedent was shot and killed, and that the killing was the result of a conspiracy between the accused and a third party. The homicide was without justification or mitigation, and the jury did not err, under the evidence in the case, in returning a verdict of guilty.

2. The court did not err in overruling the motion for new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur, except Atkinson, J., absent because of illness.

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187 S.E. 863, 183 Ga. 238, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/conner-v-state-ga-1936.