Aaron v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for Murder, in Newton Superior Court. Tried before Judge Cabaniss, at the March Term, i860. At the September Term, 1859, °f the -Superior Court of Newton county, a bill of indictment was found true by the grand jury, charging and accusing Richard Aaron, otherwise called Richard Bryant, with the murder of James H. Reynolds.
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Indictment for Murder, in Newton Superior Court. Tried before Judge Cabaniss, at the March Term, i860. At the September Term, 1859, °f the -Superior Court of Newton county, a bill of indictment was found true by the grand jury, charging and accusing Richard Aaron, otherwise called Richard Bryant, with the murder of James H. Reynolds. On the trial of said case the following testimony was introduced in behalf of the Commonwealth, to wit.: Burreer Borders, sworn: Witness was at James Reynolds’, on the 22d of August, in the year 1859. James Reynolds lived in Newton county. Witness went to…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.,
delivering the opinion.
The defendant, Richard Aaron, was indicted for the murder of James H. Reynolds, and convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
The Court below refused to grant a new trial, and the accused brings his case to this Court by writ of error.
A number of persons had casually met at the store-house of the deceased, and the evidence is — and such no doubt was the fact — that all the parties present were entirely friendly with each other. There was no grudge or ill-will existing between any of them. A game of marbles for a small wager was proposed and accepted,…
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