Legal Opinion

Berryhill v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 14, 1921No. 2335PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Indictment for murder. Before Judge Humphries. Fulton superior court. October 30, 1920.

1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.

1. Where two or more persons conspire to rob another who is employed in a building, and one of the conspirators keeps wateh or guard at a convenient distance while the others enter the building and, in furtherance of the common design to rob, kill the person intended to be robbed, sueh killing is a probable consequence of the unlawful design to rob, and all the conspirators are guilty of murder, including the one on guard. Penal Code (1910), § 42; 1 Wharton’s Criminal Law (11th ed.), § 258; Wharton on Homicide (3d ed.l, 660, § 430; Clark’s Criminal Law (2d ed.), 106, § 47; Brennan v. People.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brennan v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1854
  2. Weston v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
  3. Miller v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
  4. State v. BarrettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Gore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Tarpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Kalb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  5. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946

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