Legal Opinion
Paramore v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 29, 1925No. 4563PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
The ruling announced in the first headnote does not require elaboration.
*173The eighth and eleventh grounds of the motion for new trial complain of the charge which is quoted in the second headnote. Numerous exceptions were taken to this portion of the charge. In 2 R. C. L. 473, § 30, it is said: “As a general rule, in the case of a misdemeanor an officer has no right, except in self-defense, to kill the offender, either in attempting to make an arrest, or in preventing his escape after arrest.” See also 5 C. J. 426, § 62. In Holland v. State, 162 Ala. 5, 13 (50 So. 215), it was said: “While an…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Perdue v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Reed v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People v. CurtisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- Howell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Copeland v. DunehooCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Sheffield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Johnson v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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