Espy v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Conviction of shooting at another; from Floyd superior court—Judge Wright. February 17, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
1. Verdicts are to have a reasonable intendment, and are to receive a reasonable construction, and are not to be avoided unless from necessity. Penal Code (1910), § 1059. The verdict will be construed in the light of the maxim “Id certum est quod certum reddi potest.” Mosley v. State, 11 Ga. App. 1 (4) (74 S. E. 569).
2. Accordingly, where the defendant is indicted for the offense of assault with intent to murder by shooting at another wilfully and feloniously with a loaded gun, a verdict in the following form: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of shooting at another with intent to…
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