Burney v. State

1. The ruling in Smith v. State, 125 Ga. 300 (54 S. E. 124), to the effect that a general assignment of error that the court erred in not charging the law of voluntary manslaughter is insufficient, will not be extended. In the present case the ground of the motion for a new trial not only made such an assignment but also called attention to parts of *813the evidence touching previous difficulties and transactions as showing the basis for such a charge.

December 16, 1914. Indictment for murder. Before Judge James B. Park. Jones superior court. June 27, 1914. J. C. Barron, for plaintiff in error.…