Legal Opinion

Bruno v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 10, 1939No. 13033PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jbnexns, Justice.

1. The verdict of guilt of murder was authorized not only by testimony as to confessions by the defendant, but by expert and other testimony that two discharged shotgun shells, found at the scene of the homicide from shotgun wounds, had been fired by a stolen shotgun which both before and after the killing was in the possession of the defendant.

2. “Where certain evidence is admitted, but subsequently the judge rules it out, and so informs the jury, and instructs them that they should not consider it in arriving at their verdict, as a general rule this will not require a new…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Nelson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  3. Hatcher v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  4. Kettles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  3. Beetles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  4. Beetles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  5. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946

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