Legal Opinion

Waters v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 29, 1920No. 10800PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Conviction of involuntary manslaughter; from Clarke superior court—Judge Cobb. June 21, 1919.

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.

The 3d headnote alone needs elaboration. The 7th special ground of the motion for a new trial is as follows: “ Because the verdict of the jury in the ease of The State vs. M. T. Summerlin, who was jointly indicted with movant, was allowed *578to be carried out by the jury trying movant and kept by said jury while considering movant’s case. The verdict of the jury in the said case of the State vs. M. T. Summerlin was as follows: ‘1. We, the jury, find the defendant M. T. Summerlin not guilty of the ofíense of murder, as under the 1st count. 2. We, the jury, find the defendant M. T. Summerlin…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Killen v. SistrunkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Hardwick v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
  2. Sligh v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  3. Morris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  4. Carnes v. BrayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  5. Hardwick v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1959

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