Coney v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Murder. Manslaughter. Prisoner’s statement. Confession. Charge of court. Before Judge Pish. Dooly superior court. September term, 1891. Coney was charged with the murder of Morgan, and was found guilty. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he excepted. The evidence for the State tended strongly to show that the offence was murder because of jealousy.
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Criminal law. Murder. Manslaughter. Prisoner’s statement. Confession. Charge of court. Before Judge Pish. Dooly superior court. September term, 1891. Coney was charged with the murder of Morgan, and was found guilty. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he excepted. The evidence for the State tended strongly to show that the offence was murder because of jealousy. No evidence was introduced by the prisoner, but he made a statement, in brief, that he Avent to the house where the difficulty occurred, which Avas neither his house nor that of Morgan, but the house of a widow named Davis…
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment affirmed.
The motion for a new trial contains the grounds that the verdict was contrary to law and evidence, and assigns error upon the portions of the court’s charge which are quoted in the head-notes, alleging that these instructions should have been qualified by adding, that although the defendant provoked and brought on the difficulty, still if before the mortal blow was given he really and in good faith, retreated and declined further struggle, and was pursued or attacked by the deceased in a threatening manner with a deadly weapon, he would be justifiable or only guilty of…
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