Legal Opinion

Day v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 2, 1950No. 32891Published

1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, P. J.

Daisy Craig Day was indicted for murder of her child, in that it died of malnutrition which was the result *488of criminal negligence on the part of the mother. She was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Her motion for a new trial, based upon the usual general and three special grounds was overruled and she excepted.

Except for special ground 3, the points made in this case are identical with those raised in Anderson v. State, 206 Ga. 527 (supra). The two women, Anderson and Day, lived in the same house and each was indicted for the murder of her child. Both were tried in the same court on the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brown v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
  2. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  3. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  4. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

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