Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 7, 1911No. 3568PublishedCited by 53 opinions

Conviction of voluntary manslaughter; from Pulaski superior court — Judge Martin.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.

Brown was indicted for murder, and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. His motion for a new trial having been overruled, the ease is here for review. In addition to the usual general grounds, the motion for a new trial contains the following assignments of error:(1) Under the evidence the killing was either murder or justifiable homicide, and the verdict of manslaughter is contrary to law.(2) The evidence of only one. witness proved the guilt of the accused, and, this witness having been successfully impeached in several material particulars, and the evidence of this one witness not…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
  2. Wilkerson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  3. Mize v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  4. Gossett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  5. Drysdale v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  2. Aycock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  3. Smithwick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  4. May v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
  5. Rice v. City of EatontonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914

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