Crews v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
The special presentment in this case charges J. Melton Crews with the offense of murder, in that, on February 15, 1931, in Charlton county, G-a., he did kill Layton Hendricks by shooting him with a shotgun. A jury found the defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and he excepts to the judgment overruling his motion for a new trial.
It appears from the record, without dispute, that the defendant and his wife, Mrs. Lydia Crews, resided approximately one hundred and twenty-five feet from the house in which Layton Hendricks and his wife lived; that both Hendricks and his wife worked for them…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Perdue v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Dumas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
- Lyles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Downing v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. JohnsonOhio Supreme Court · 1978
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
- Baylor v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Leverette v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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