Hadley v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Hadley was arraigned on an indictment containing two counts: one for assault- witb intent to murder, tbe other for unlawful shooting. Qn the trial, the evidence for the state was, in brief, as follows: Prisoner owned a.blacksmith shop, half of which he rented to one Ragsdale. He was in the habit of carrying work there to be done, and when he collected the rent, the amount due for such work would be deducted.
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Hadley was arraigned on an indictment containing two counts: one for assault- witb intent to murder, tbe other for unlawful shooting. Qn the trial, the evidence for the state was, in brief, as follows: Prisoner owned a.blacksmith shop, half of which he rented to one Ragsdale. He was in the habit of carrying work there to be done, and when he collected the rent, the amount due for such work would be deducted. After one of these settlements, prisoner became dissatisfied with the account, had it itemized, and denied some of the items. Afterwards he went to the shop, and demanded a settlement of…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Judge.
1. On a trial for felonious shooting, evidence that the prosecutor and the prisoner “ made it up ” is not admissible. Nor is evidence admissible, that immediately after the combat a warrant was obtained by the prisoner against the prosecutor for assault with intent to murder.
2. That the parties, previously to the difficulty, had made a contract and a settlement; that the prosecutor owed the prisoner for rent of the shop in which the difficulty began; that the prisoner had a right to turn the prosecutor out for non-paymen of rent; that the prisoner had reserved the right to…
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