Legal Opinion

Bruce v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 11, 1913PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Indictment for murder. Before Judge Roan. Fulton superior court. January 4, 1913.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.

Julius Bruce was tried under an indictment charging him with the murder of Arthur Lee Berry. He was found guilty, and upon recommendation of the jury was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and he excepted.

There are numerous assignments of error on the charge of the court and on.failure to charge. These assignments of error are *595without merit. One assignment is, because the court refused to instruct the jury on the law of voluntary manslaughter. Under the view we take of the case, the court did not err in so ruling. Voluntary manslaughter…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Futch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  2. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Murray v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958

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