Legal Opinion
Gore v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 13, 1926No. 5356PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
John Wilson, alias Jack Wilson (sometimes referred to in the record as Jack Martin), T. R. Berry, and M. M. Gore were indicted for the murder of W. H. Cheek. Gore was tried separately and convicted, without a recommendation. He made a motion for new trial, which was overruled by the court, and to that judgment he excepted.
The court charged the jury as follows: “If two or more persons form a common intent and purpose to commit a crime, and in pursuance of such common intent and purpose such crime is actually committed, then and j,n that event the act of each present aiding and abetting in the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Frank v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Brennan v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1854
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- People v. . PlaceNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Helms v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
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3Cited by76 opinions
- Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Britten v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- A. C. Park v. H. T. (Tommy) HuffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Emmett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
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