Ramsey v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Roney. Richmond superior court. October adjourned term, 1892. Bor the material facts shown by the evidence see the opinion.
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Indictment for murder. Before Judge Roney. Richmond superior court. October adjourned term, 1892. Bor the material facts shown by the evidence see the opinion. Following are the grounds of the motion for new trial, in the order of the head-notes ruling upon them : 1. A witness for the State, on cross-examination, gave the following answers to questions asked: Q. “ Have you not feeling against this defendant ?” A. “ Nothing more than he is a murderer and a violator of the law.” Q. “You do not know that he. violated law, of your own knowledge?” A. “No, sir.” Q. “You do have feeling against…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Henry Ramsey was convicted of the murder of Robert Y. Harris. A new trial was refused, and he excepted. The following appeared from the evidence: The deceased was the marshal of Summerville, the place of the homicide, and was killed while attempting to arrest the *61defendant. About one o’clock in the afternoon on Sunday, the wife of the defendant was heard making outcries and appealing for help. The defendant had been beating her inside their house. She escaped and went towards the house of the deceased, which was about 180 steps from the defendant’s house, and called for him…
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