Legal Opinion

Huckaby v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 13, 1923No. 14465Published

1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.

1. Tlie defendant was convicted of the offense of assault with intent to murder. The evidence authorized the v.erdict of guilty, which has the approval of the trial judge.

2. The court did not err in charging the jury as follows: “The law says that malice shall be implied where no considerable provocation appears, and where all the circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart.”

3. It was not error to charge the jury that “ evidence as to good character of one on trial charged with crime is always relevant and competent; and in a case where guilt is not plainly established,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jeffers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  2. Daniels v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922

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