Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 23, 1947No. 15969PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The circumstantial evidence in this case was sufficient to authorize the jury to reject that part of the defendant's statement tending to show that he committed the homicide under circumstances of justification or mitigation, and the jury was authorized to find the defendant guilty of murder. No error is shown in the special grounds of the motion for new trial.
No. 15969. OCTOBER 23, 1947.
Victor Smith was indicted for the murder of Roy Oliver Downer. He was convicted with a recommendation of mercy. His motion for new trial, as amended, was denied by the trial court, and the exception is to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Fulton v. Chouteau County Farmers' Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1934
- Perdue v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Clare v. DrexlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Childers v. Ackerman Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1955
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