Powell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Smith. Wilcox superior court. September term, 1896. J. F. Powell was indicted for the murder of S. J. Reid, and was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. His motion for new trial was overruled, and he excepted.
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Indictment for murder. Before Judge Smith. Wilcox superior court. September term, 1896. J. F. Powell was indicted for the murder of S. J. Reid, and was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. His motion for new trial was overruled, and he excepted. There was testimony for the State by Dr. Page, who was 80 or 90 steps away from the place where Reid was killed, that he saw defendant and Reid talking, defendant standing against an oil-tank at Reid’s place of business, shaking his finger, and while thus engaged Reid suddenly sprang from his seat and seized defendant. Witness did not know whether…
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
A number of grounds are set out in the motion for a new trial, which was overruled. Inasmuch, however, as the case, goes back for another trial, we purposely omit consideration of such of them as we do not deem material to be decided for the purposes of another hearing.
1. The first six grounds of the amended motion are based on the rulings of the court where witnesses were introduced by the defendant to show the character of the deceased for violence. Without going into the details of the rulings set out in these several exceptions, it is sufficient here to say that, except when special facts…
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