Martin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Murder, from 'Washington county. Decided by Judge Holt, March Terra, 1858. Green Martin was indicted for murder of his negro. Upon the trial the following evidence was adduced: jDr.
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Murder, from 'Washington county. Decided by Judge Holt, March Terra, 1858. Green Martin was indicted for murder of his negro. Upon the trial the following evidence was adduced: jDr. Luden Q. Tucker being sworn : 1 am a physician ; I was practicing on the 9th day of May, 1857; I was requested by Mr. Martin to examine the negro boy; this was on the Ilth May, 1857, I examined; Green Martin asked himself; I found the boy disfigured by bruises; I had no instruments; I did not probe the wounds; the bruises were on his breast, sides, wrists, and ankles, and his face; I borrowed a pocket knife and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
Green Martin having been convicted of murder at the March Term, 1858, of the Superior Court of Washington county, moved for a new trial, on eight grounds, as will appear in the Reporter’s statement. The first three grounds may be considered together, namely, that the verdict was contrary to law, to the evidence and weight of evidence. The meaning of this is, that the facts in the record, did not justify the jury in finding the defendant guilty of murder. That if he was guilty of any offence, it was involuntary manslaughter.
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