Reams v. State

1. Under an indictment for murder the accused may be convicted of a lesser offense if the latter is one involved in the homicide and is sufficiently charged in the indictment. Watson v. State, 116 Ga. 607 (43 S. E. 32, 21 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1).(a) Where such an indictment contains an allegation that the defendant *136“unlawfully” killed a named person by driving an automobile upon and against sueli person, then and there giving to such person a mortal wound with said automobile, from which mortal wound such person died, there is sufficiently charged the offense of involuntary manslaughter in the…