Norwood v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Conviction of manslaughter; from Baldwin superior court — Judge Park. October 17, 1931.
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. “ An indictment for murder charged that the accused shot and killed the named decedent ‘with a certain gun ’ which the accused then and there held. On the trial it appeared that the accused committed the homicide by shooting the decedent with a pistol. Held, that it was not cause for a new trial that the court told the jury that a pistol is a gun. State v. Barrington, 198 Mo. 23 (95 S. W. 235).” Hill v. State, 147 Ga. 650 (1) (95 S. E. 213). See Burney v. State, 22 Ga. App. 622 (1) (97 S. E. 85), and cases cited in the opinion. The ruling in these cases dispose of grounds 4 and 5 of the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- State v. BarringtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Wynne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Lasseter v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. MorrisonIdaho Supreme Court · 1932
- Muse v. Interstate Life & Accident Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Cobb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Kennedy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927