Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 7, 1901PublishedCited by 45 opinions

Indictment for murder. Before Judge Hart. Laurens superior court. July term, 1901.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

It appears from the record that Eordham, Davis, Webb, and Haskins were indicted for the offense of murder. Eordham was tried and convicted at one term of the court, and at a subsequent term the others were jointly tried and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. They made a motion for a new trial, con*105tain in g 41 grounds. Many of these grounds deal with matters trivial in their nature, and are not of sufficient importance to require express mention in this opinion. In several different grounds the same ruling is complained of in different phraseology. After a careful consideration of all of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bone v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Hudgins v.StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878

3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. National Association for Advancement of Colored People v. OverstreetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  3. McElroy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  4. McLeroy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  5. Chappell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953

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