Legal Opinion

Price v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 14, 1928No. 6118PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Russell, O. J.

1. The evidence authorized the verdict of guilty.

2. The evidence to the introduction of which exception was taken, as to the conduct and sayings of the defendant immediately following the shooting of the deceased and another person, was properly admitted. Evidence of acts and conduct at the scene’ of the commission of a crime and shortly thereafter is generally admissible, not only as a part of the res gestos, but for the purpose of characterizing the quo animo with which the deed was perpetrated. Revel v. State, 26 Ga. 275 (4) ; Johnson v. State, 88 Ga. 203 (2) (14 S. E. 208) ;…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Helms v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  2. Revel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
  3. Scrutchens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Watts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  3. Deshazier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Oscar v. Carter, Sr. v. Charles MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939

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