Chestnut v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Butt. Muscogee superior court. May term, 1900. From the evidence it appeared that for some weeks preceding tbe homicide there was bad feeling between Chestnut, the accused, and Walsh, the person killed, and that each had threatened to kill the other. On the evening of the homicide they met near a barroom, and Chestnut invited Walsh and others to go in and drink with him, and they did so.
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Indictment for murder. Before Judge Butt. Muscogee superior court. May term, 1900. From the evidence it appeared that for some weeks preceding tbe homicide there was bad feeling between Chestnut, the accused, and Walsh, the person killed, and that each had threatened to kill the other. On the evening of the homicide they met near a barroom, and Chestnut invited Walsh and others to go in and drink with him, and they did so. Walsh appeared to be intoxicated, and had a dagger in his hand. Chestnut soon left the barroom, .and as he was leaving Walsh said, “ Sneak out,” and called him a •coward.…
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
Chestnut was, on his trial under an indictment for the murder of one Walsh, convicted of the offense of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. The error which it is alleged was committed by the trial judge was in overruling his motion for a new trial. In this motion a number of grounds are set out. There is hut on.e of these which we find it necessary to discuss, even in a limited manner, and that is the alleged error in charging the jury the law of voluntary manslaughter. The first, second, third, and fifth headnotes deal with the other grounds of the motion, and…
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