Talbot-Taylor County GaArchives News.....Currington Trial denied by Court November 2, 1925
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The Butler Herald November 2, 1925
Judt M'Laughlin Overrules Motion of Talbot County Man, Who is under Death 
Sentence for Murder

Columbus, Nov 8- R. G. Currington, under a death sentence for the murder of 
his brother, H. H. Currington, in Talbot county Saturday denied a new trial, 
Judge C. Frank McLaughlin announcing that he had overruled the condemned man's 
motion.
The decision was announced Saturday following additional arguments by counsel 
Friday afternoon. The attorney is John H. McGehee, of Talbotton.
The amended motion contained but two grounds. There were no exceptions to 
Judge Mclaughlin's charge, but it was claimed that he erred in ruling out 
evidence on two occasions.
The motion excepted to Judge McLaughlin's refusal to permit the presentation 
of evidence regarding a civil suit between the defendant and his brother. It 
also claimed that the court erred in declining to permit testimony that a 
person could not distinguish a pistol held in another person's hands 200 yards 
distant.
Currington was convicted in Talbot county superior court in September and he 
was sentenced to die in the electric chair October 16. The execution was 
stayed, however, because the new tral hearing was continued to a date after 
the scheduled electrocution.
Currington was convicted of shooting his brother to death at Junction City 
April 15, 1925. 
Counsel for Currington will noe appeal the case to the state supreme court.


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