Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 13, 1954No. 18707PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
The sole assignment of error in the remaining special ground is, that the trial court erred in refusing to charge: “That you gentlemen of the jury may, if you find the defendant guilty, recommend that he be punished, as for a misdemeanor,” the criticism being that the charge, which was timely requested in writing, was pertinent and applicable to the facts in the case.
The record, separate and apart from the motion for new trial, shows that the defendant’s written request, after quoting the desired instruction, stated that the movant contended that sec. 2 of the act of 1939 (Ga.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Pippin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Conney v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Bentley v. Anderson-McGriff Hardware Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Georgia & Florida Railway v. NewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Tiller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Pitts v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Philyaw v. Fulton National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Duncan v. DuncanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Frashier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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