Brief of the Evidence: Leo M. Frank v. State of Georgia (1913)

Brief of the Evidence: Leo M. Frank v. State of Georgia (1913)

Author: Supreme Court of Georgia

Year: 1913

Digitized searchable PDF of the official "Brief of the Evidence" filed in the case of Leo M. Frank v. State of Georgia before the Supreme Court of Georgia during the Fall Term of 1913. The document records the evidence presented in the Fulton Superior Court during the trial of Leo M. Frank, who was charged with the murder of Mary Phagan in Atlanta, Georgia. The trial began on July 28, 1913, testimony concluded on August 21, closing arguments were delivered between August 21 and August 25, the jury returned a guilty verdict on August 25, and Frank was sentenced on August 26, 1913. This OCR-processed edition preserves the original page images while providing fully searchable text. As a historical primary source, it documents one of the most significant criminal cases in American legal history, often referred to as the "Trial of the Century." The document is presented for historical research, education, and archival purposes.