Goodman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Conviction of manslaughter. Before Judge Cann. Chatham superior court. November 12, 1904 W. C. Goodman was indicted, at the October term, 1904, of Chatham superior court, for the murder of E. 0. Zipperer. On the trial the State introduced only one witness, 0. M. Malphus, whose testimony was, in brief, as follows: On September 29, 1904, Goodman, Zipperer, and witness were all policemen in the city of Savannah and were all on duty and in uniform on that day.
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Conviction of manslaughter. Before Judge Cann. Chatham superior court. November 12, 1904 W. C. Goodman was indicted, at the October term, 1904, of Chatham superior court, for the murder of E. 0. Zipperer. On the trial the State introduced only one witness, 0. M. Malphus, whose testimony was, in brief, as follows: On September 29, 1904, Goodman, Zipperer, and witness were all policemen in the city of Savannah and were all on duty and in uniform on that day. Goodman and Zipperer, while standing at the doorway of the union depot in Savannah on that day, engaged in a conversation about two…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, P. J.
1. The law of voluntary manslaughter was clearly applicable to some phases of the case. There was evidence from which the jury could find that there was a sudden altercation between the accussd and the deceased, during which each caught the other by the collar, it not appearing who caught the other *116first; that when separated both began at once to unbutton their coats for the purpose of drawing weapons; that both drew weapons about the same time, the accused a pistol and the deceased a policeman’s club; that the accused shot the deceased immediately after drawing the pistol; that each had…
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