Jordan v. State

1. “ ‘A prima facie case is all that is necessary to carry dying declarations to the jury. It is an issue of fact whether or not they were made in the immediate prospect of death.’ Varnedoe v. State, 75 Ga. 181. It is not necessary that the person whose statements are sought to be introduced should express himself as believing that he is in a dying condition. Consciousness of his condition may be inferred from the nature of his wound, or from other circumstances. Young v. State, 114 Ga. 849.” Anderson v. State, 122 Ga. 161; Jones v. State, 130 Ga. 274. Jones v. State, 150 Ga. 775 (1) (105 S.…