Legal Opinion

Harrison v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 24, 1976No. 30676PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Justice.

Harrison appeals from the conviction for murder and his sentence of life imprisonment.

1. The evidence, while in conflict, supports the verdict of the jury.

2. The trial court properly charged the jury with respect to murder, voluntary manslaughter and justifiable homicide. We also find no error in his failure to charge on involuntary manslaughter.

3. The state did not seek the death penalty in the case; therefore, the contention that the trial court erred in separating and dispersing the jury in a capital case without the permission of the appellant or his counsel is without…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Gobbi v. HurtCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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