Jones v. State

212 Ga. 195 (1956)

91 S.E.2d 514

JONES

v.

THE STATE.

19177.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued January 19, 1956.

Decided February 15, 1956.

Henry A. Stewart, Sr., for plaintiff in error.

Robert J. Noland, Solicitor-General, James I. Parker, Assistant Solicitor-General, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Rubye G. Jackson, contra.

HEAD, Justice.

1. "If the accused admits the killing with a deadly weapon, but adds an explanation which might negative malice, no presumption that the homicide was murder would arise on such admission; but if no explanation were added tending to reduce the grade of the homicide, that…