Lanier v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for assault with intent to murder; from Chatham superior court — Judge Meldrim. May 27, 1921. Application for certiorari was denied by'the Supreme Court.
1Per curiam
1. Under an indictment for assault with intent to murder the accused may be convicted of the offense of shooting at another, if the latter offense is substantially charged by the averments of the indictment. Jackson v. State, 25 Ga. App. 748 (105 S. E. 162), and citation; Leatherwood v. State, 25 Ga. App. 484 (103 S. E. 685); Gaskin v. State, 11 Ga. App. 11, 12 (74 S. E. 554); Ripley v. State, 7 Ga. App. 679 (67 S. E. 834).
2. Before one can be convicted of an assault with intent to murder, it must be shown that he had a. specific intent to kill. Such an intent is not conclusively shown by the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gallery v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
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- Fallon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Gilbert v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Ripley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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