Legal Opinion

Gossett v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 17, 1948No. 16054PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. The defendant was convicted of the alleged murder of Leroy Hill by intentionally administering to him poisons, which he did swallow and take internally and which did cause and produce his death on February 13, 1946. The defendant's motion for a new trial as amended was overruled, and she excepted. The evidence, though circumstantial in nature — relating, among other things, to conduct and statements of the defendant before and after the death of the deceased (husband of the defendant), medicine given to him by the defendant, his complaints and symptoms during his illness, and conditions…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Cawthon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Shaw v. Jones, Newton & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  3. Georgia Power Co. v. PuckettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
  4. Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  5. Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  2. Biegun v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  3. Lyles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  4. Zurich Insurance Co. v. ZerfassCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  5. Waller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957

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