Legal Opinion

Solomon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 26, 1896PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Indictment for -assault to- murder. Before Judge Gober. Houston superior court. April term, 1896.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

1. While it is the right of counsel for the accused' in a criminal case to read law to the jury and comment thereon,, this court will not control the discretion of the trial judge in refusing to allow counsel to read from a Supreme Court report, of this State the facts of a decided case for the purpose of commenting upon and comparing the testimony in that ease-with the facts of the case on trial.

2. This case turned upon the question whether the accused unlawfully or in -self-defense stabbed the person alleged to have been assailed, and the evidence fully warranted the verdict of guilty. Even…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Cribb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Glover v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  5. Barfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953

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