Heath v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, P. J.
It is not incumbent upon the State to show that it was impossible for the deceased to have died from natural sickness, from spontaneous clogging of the1 arteries, or from the former injury which occurred over two months prior to the occurrence of the injuries here in question. If the State shows the jury to a moral and reasonable certainty and beyond a reasonable doubt that the injuries here in question caused the death, it is sufficient. Brundage v. State, 70 Ga. App. 696 (29 S. E. 2d, 316); Peters v. State, 67 Ga. 29; McLain v. State, 71 Ga. 279; Buckhanon v. State, 151 Ga. 827 (108 S. E.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. HolmesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
- Wrisper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Buckhanon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- McLain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
- Weaver v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
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