Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 24, 1916No. 7107PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Conviction of manslaughter; from Washington superior court-judge Hardeman. November 8, 1915.

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, J.

1. The court did not err in admitting testimony as to the dying declarations of the deceased; the foundation for such testimony having been properly laid.

2. The charges complained of in the second and third grounds of the amendment to the motion for a new trial are not erroneous for any of the reasons assigned.

3. There was no material error in the following charge: “Dying declarations constitute one of the exceptions to the rule of hearsay evidence; the rule being that hearsay evidence is ordinarily rejected. Their admission is founded on the necessity of the ease, and the reason that being…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  2. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
  3. Jefferson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  4. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lakey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921

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