Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 14, 1926No. 17073PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLube, J.

1. The jury were, upon conflicting evidence, authorized to convict the defendant upon the second count, which charged him with involuntary manslaughter, for that he killed one Nora Nesmith without any intention to do so, but in the commission of an unlawful act, to wit, the driving of a motor-vehicle on a public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. There was ample evidence that the killing was the result of his driving a truck on the public highway while intoxicated.

2. When the charge of the court is considered in its entirety, no reversible error appears therein.

3. The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Long v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. SisnerosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
  2. State v. KellisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943

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