Jillson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
1. On the trial of a defendant charged with murder by shooting with a pistol, the court did not err in admitting in evidence a pistol and bullet, over the objections that there was no evidence that the pistol offered in evidence was the actual pistol that did the killing, that it had not been shown “where it was shot, who shot it, or how it got there (in the ear), and when it was shot;” there being evidence to identify the pistol as the one used by the defendant at the time, and the bullet as the one discharged from the pistol. Betts v. State, 66 Ga. 508; Thomas v. State,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Franklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Betts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Malone v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Brannon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957