Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 23, 1919No. 10597PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Conviction of manslaughter; from Glascock superior court—■ Judge Walker. April 18, 1919.

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. When read in connection with the remainder of the charge of the court, the excerpts complained of in the 1st and 2d grounds of the amendment to the motion for a new trial are not erroneous.

2. The instruction of the trial judge upon the subject of murder, upon which error is assigned in the 3d ground of the amendment to the motion for a new trial, did not injuriously affect the accused, since the verdict was for voluntary manslaughter. Goss v. State, 14 Ga. App. 402 (2) (81 S. E. 247); Faison v. State, 13 Ga. App. 180 (4) (79 S. E. 39); Franklin v. State, 15 Ga. App. 349 (2) (83 S .E. 190);…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Faison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  2. Deal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  3. Goss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  4. Franklin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  2. Davidson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  3. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
  4. Shaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
  5. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922

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