Whitus v. State

Full title: WHITUS v. THE STATE

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Feb 23, 1967

153 S.E.2d 446 (Ga. 1967)

223 Ga. 127

Opinion

23397.

DECIDED FEBRUARY 23, 1967.

Murder. Mitchell Superior Court. Before Judge Lilly.

P. Walter Jones, William N. Sinrich, Morris Brown, for appellant.

Fred Hand, Jr., Solicitor General, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States by judgment of that court entered on January 23, 1967, reversed the judgment of this court in Whitus v. State, 222 Ga. 103 ( 149 S.E.2d 130), wherein this court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court of Mitchell County convicting the defendant of the crime of murder, the judgment of this court is vacated and the judgment of the trial court is reversed.

Judgment reversed. All the Justices concur.

DECIDED FEBRUARY 23, 1967.