Legal Opinion

Strickland v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 25, 1911No. 3081PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Conviction of manslaughter; from Jackson superior court— Judge Brand. September 5, 1910.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.

1. Where one shoots at another,' intending to kill him, under such circumstances that the killing, if accomplished, -would be voluntary manslaughter, but the shot misses him and accidentally kills an innocent third person, the homicide -will be voluntary manslaughter. 1 Bishop’s New Criminal Law, § 328; 2 Bishop’s New Criminal Law, § 719.

2. The only ground in the motion for a new trial which contains a special assignment of error of law is not verified by the trial judge, and therefore presents no question for this court.

3. The alleged newly discovered testimony is merely cumulative and…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. McLendon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  2. Coker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Montgomery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  4. Hand v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
  5. James v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951

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