Downing v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Littlejohn. Dooly superior court. February term, 1901. .
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Downing was tried for the offense of murder, and was convicted. He moved for a new trial upon many grounds. The motion was overruled, and he excepted. The foregoing head-notes deal with the principal points relied upon here by counsel for the plaintiff in error.
1. One ground of the motion alleged that the verdict was vitiated by the fact that one of the jurors was related to the accused within the prohibited degrees. Leave was asked to review the cases of Wright v. Smith, 104 Ga. 174, and Sikes v. State, 105 Ga. 592. "We declined to grant the request, believing that the principle announced in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wright v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Sikes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Joiner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
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