Bird v. State

George Bird and Mrs. Abbie Wilson were jointly indicted for the murder of Ered Brewer by shooting him with a shotgun on November 18, 1932, in Heard county. Having been tried separately and convicted of voluntary manslaughter, George Bird excepted to the refusal of a new trial. The record presents two questions for determination: (1) Does the evidence support the verdict? (2) Was the court warranted in charging the jury on the theory of voluntary manslaughter ?

The homicide occurred on the afternoon of November 18, in Heard countjr, Georgia. Fred Brewer, the deceased, and his brother Goss…