Hooks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for murder; conviction of voluntary manslaughter; from Treutlen superior court — Judge Eschol Graham. May 30, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. The amendment to the motion for a new trial in this ease contains several grounds all based upon alleged errors in the charge.(a) “The accused was not convicted of murder, but was convicted of manslaughter. Eor this reason the instruction on the subject of malice could not have been prejudicial to the accused in any of the respects or for any of the reasons pointed out in the assignments of error.” Dunwoody v. State, 23 Ga. App. 93 (97 S. E. 561), citing Simpson v. State, 12 Ga. App. 292 (77 S. E. 105); Gray v. State, 12 Ga. App. 634 (77 S. E. 916); Land v. State, 11 Ga. App. 761 (2) (76…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Bolton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Land v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Simpson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
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