Legal Opinion

Henderson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 20, 1975No. 50873PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*491Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. The defendant offered five requests to charge on the subject of justifiable homicide which were refused by the trial court, including the following: "The jury may acquit of all crime if they find that the killing was necessary at the time either to prevent the commission or completion of the adulterous act . . . the jury may acquit the slayer of all crime, and should do so if they find that the killing was necessary or apparently so, either to prevent the commission of a sexual act or the completion of it. . . If the defendant came upon her husband and another woman…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
  2. Wilkerson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  3. Mays v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  4. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  5. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Burger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Hoover v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Laney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Atkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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