Legal Opinion

Mill v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1908No. 879PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Accusation of killing hog, -from city court of Wrightsville— ■Judge Faircloth. November 20, 1907.

1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.

Inculpatory admissions, as well as plenary confessions, in order to be admissible against the defendant must be voluntary, and not induced by “the slightest hope of benefit or the remotest fear of injury.” Johnson v. State, 1 Ga. App. 129 and cit.

Judgment reversed.

Accusation of killing hog, -from city court of Wrightsville— ■Judge Faircloth. November 20, 1907. Submitted January 13, Decided January 15, 1908. JE. L. Stephens, for plaintiff in error. J. L. Kent, solicitor, contra.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  2. State v. VM JONESWyoming Supreme Court · 1954
  3. Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  4. Reliford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960