Hardrick v. State

Townsend, Judge.

Under the general grounds the defendant makes the point that one indicted for involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act can never be convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act in an unlawful manner, citing Shockley v. State, 90 Ga. App. 237 (82 S. E. 2d 735). The statement in that case to such effect is too broad, as shown by the fact that the trial court’s opinion which was quoted there with approval cites older cases in which, where the, indictment was broad enough to include both offenses and the evidence was sufficient to…