Lowman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Estes. Dawson superior court. August term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.
At the August term, 1899, of the superior court of Dawson county, Morgan Lowman was convicted of the murder of Benjamin Anderson, and sentenced to be executed. The accused made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and the case is here for review. The material points presented by the record will be briefly stated and discussed.
1. The court permitted a witness for the State to testify that the accused had “reported a still.” This act, if committed at nil, shed no light on the charge of murder, and proof of it was *502therefore clearly irrelevant. Did it injure the accused? We are not at a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Parks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
3Cited by8 opinions
- McCray v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Bivins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Stubbs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- State v. CottrellWashington Supreme Court · 1910
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