McConnell v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

McConnell v. State

174 S.E. 243, 178 Ga. 713, 1934 Ga. LEXIS 150

Supreme Court of Georgia·Decided April 10, 1934·No. No. 10198·Published

Opinion

Hutcheson, J.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of murder, with a recommendation to mercy, and was sentenced accordingly. He filed a motion for new trial on the general grounds only. This case is a companion of McConnell v. State, ante, the evidence in the cases being substantially the same. The evidence is wholly circumstantial; but there is sufficient evidence in the record to authorize a verdict of guilty, and the judge did not err in refusing a new trial.

Judgment affifmed.

All the Justices concur,

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Hutcheson, J.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of murder, with a recommendation to mercy, and was sentenced accordingly. He filed a motion for new trial on the general grounds only. This case is a companion of McConnell v. State, ante, the evidence in the cases being substantially the same. The evidence is wholly circumstantial; but there is sufficient evidence in the record to authorize a verdict of guilty, and the judge did not err in refusing a new trial.

Judgment affifmed.

All the Justices concur,

McConnell v. State, 174 S.E. 243, 178 Ga. 713, 1934 Ga. LEXIS 150 (Ga. 1934).

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