Legal Opinion
Wilson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 12, 1923No. 3759PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
1. A ground of a motion for new trial, alleging that “the court
erred in not charging the law of voluntary manslaughter,” is too vague and indefinite an assignment of error to raise any question for determination by this court. Smith v. State, 125 Ga. 300 (54 S. E. 124). This was a decision by a full bench, and it has not been overruled. In Spence v. Morrow, 128 Ga. 722 (58 S. E. 356), it was quoted approvingly and followed by this court. In Burney v. State, 142 Ga. 812 (83 S. E. 937), this court held that the ruling in the Smith case would not be extended, but the ruling was not modified nor…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Spence v. MorrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Burney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Livingston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
3Cited by19 opinions
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