Weaver v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
1. A ground of a motion for new trial, in a conviction for murder, which insists that the court erred in not charging without request "the law of voluntary manslaughter, which movant insists was and is applicable to this case," is too vague and indefinite to raise any question for determination by this court.
2. A ground complaining that the court erred in not charging without request "the law of alibi, which movant insists was and is applicable to this case," is without merit, where it appears from the evidence most favorable to the movant that it did not exclude the possibility of his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Franklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Russell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- McCormick v. BadhamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- State v. NicholsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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- McLendon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Patrick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Bryan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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