Owens v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Conviction of manslaughter; from Colquitt superior court— Judge Thomas. May 25, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
1. Owens was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and his motion for new trial was overruled. The point mainly insisted on is that the court erred in admitting in evidence certain alleged dying declarations of the person killed. In order for dying-declarations to be admitted in evidence, four.things must appear: (1) the statements must have been made by the person killed; (2) he must have been in a dying condition at the time the statements *420were made; (3) he must have been conscious of his condition, and (4) they must have been of such character as to make them admissible under the Penal Code…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
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- Walton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
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