Legal Opinion

Turbaville v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1877PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Criminal Law. Witness. Practice in the Superior Court. Evidence. New Trial. Yerdict. Before Judge Underwood. Polk Superior Court. August Term, 1876. Reported in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Jackson, Judge.

The defendant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and the evidence justified the verdict. A new trial was moved for on the ground of certain alleged errors on the trial, it was refused, and this judgment, overruling the motion for a new trial, is assigned as error.

The first ground is that only the foreman’s name appears in the transcript of the record here in respect to the verdict of the jury, but it was not insisted upon, and need not be considered.

The second ground was the refusal of the court to order the sheriff and deputy, who were witnesses for the state, to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1868
  2. Slade v. NelsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
  3. Berry & Mehan v. WinterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Childs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Keller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  3. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  4. Smith v. PilcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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