Legal Opinion
Meyers v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 13, 1929No. 7007PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The grand jury of Eielmiond County returned a true
bill against Arthur Meyers, charging that on April 1, 1924, he did kill and murder E. F. Gunn by shooting him in the body with a pistol. On the trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty, without recommendation, and Meyers was sentenced to be hanged. His motion for a new trial being overruled the defendant excepted.
The evidence was sufficient to authorize the verdict. The defendant offered no evidence, but made a statement, the substance of which will be set out later. E. D. Devaney, a witness on behalf of the State, testified in part as…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Inman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Woolfolk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Speer v. Mayor of AthensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Quattlebaum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Noxon Rug Mills, Inc. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Brady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
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