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Binns v. StateBinns v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
May 3, 1972
27122
Reporters:
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Before:
Jordan
Jordan, Justice.

This is an appeal from the overruling ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of a motion for new trial following conviction for murder and a sentence to life imprisonment. ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍The State has moved to dismiss the appeal, supported by affidavit that the prisoner escaped from ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍confinement on December 11, 1971, and has not been returned to custody. This information of ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍his status as a fugitive is uncontroverted. In these circumstances the appeal is moot. Gravitt v. State, 221 ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Ga. 812 (147 SE2d 447).

Appeal dismissed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Binns v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: May 3, 1972
Citations: 229 Ga. 120; 189 S.E.2d 393; 1972 Ga. LEXIS 520; 27122
Docket Number: 27122
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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