Legal Opinion
Spivey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 17, 1928No. 18848PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
Elisha Spivey was charged with the murder of John Wiggins, and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The court overruled the defendant’s motion for a new trial, based upon the usual general grounds and upon seven special grounds, and the movant excepted. Each of the first five of the special grounds alleges that the questioning of various witnesses by the court was error. Wherefore, we shall discuss at length only the first of these grounds.
As a background for the first special exception, we deem L proper to state the'following general outline of the case: The de fendant and his wife,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Perdue v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Moore v. McAfeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Shropshire v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Seymour v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Sharpton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Miller v. Harris CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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