Lewis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for assault and battery, in Burke Superior Court. Tried before the Honorable W. W. Holt, at November Term, 1860. These cases, involving the same facts and questions, were heard together. William Skinner, Uriah Skinner, and Alexander Lewis, were jointly indicted in Burke Superior Court for an alleged assault and battery on the person of John Peel, who was the prosecutor of the indictment. The defendants electing to sever were tried separately.
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Indictment for assault and battery, in Burke Superior Court. Tried before the Honorable W. W. Holt, at November Term, 1860. These cases, involving the same facts and questions, were heard together. William Skinner, Uriah Skinner, and Alexander Lewis, were jointly indicted in Burke Superior Court for an alleged assault and battery on the person of John Peel, who was the prosecutor of the indictment. The defendants electing to sever were tried separately. The facts of the case, as presented by the record, are as follows, to-wit: « On the 25th of November, 1859, Peel"called at the house of…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court. —
Lumpkin, J., delivering the opinion.
William Skinner, Uriah Skinner and Augustus Lewis were prosecuted for an assault and battery on John Peel. The defendants severed on their trial. William Skinner was convicted of the offense charged, to-wit: an assault and battery; the other two defendants were found guilty of an assault only. A new trial was moved for on several grounds, to-wit:
1st. Because the verdict was contrary to law and evidence.
2d. Because the Court refused to allow defendants’ attorney to prove by the prosecutor that he had expressed himself satisfied, and agreed to…
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