Gray v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Conviction of involuntary manslaughter; from Hart superior court—Judge Meadow. January 3, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
1. Where, on the trial of one indicted for murder, he is com victed of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act, error in the judge’s instructions to the jury on the law of murder, or of voluntary manslaughter, becomes immaterial.
2. The court did not err in charging the jury as follows: “If you believe that the defendant pointed and aimed a gun at the deceased, and did not aim to kill him, but that he was not justified in pointing the gun at him, and believe . . that the deceased, in an endeavor to take away the gun, jerked it, and they were scuffling over it, and that it…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Sweat v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Hooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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