Smith v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Conviction of manslaughter; from Coffee superior court—Judge Parker. October 10, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
1. Where one, without lawful justification, kicks another in the stomach, and, in consequence, his intestines are ruptured and death results, a verdict finding the slayer guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act is authorized.
2. Where a witness for the States denies ill-feeling towards the accused, it is competent for the latter to interrogate the witness with reference to a previous difficulty between them, in'order to rebut the statement that no- ill-feeling exists. Sasser v. State, 129 Ga. 541 (6), 548 (59 S. E. 255). But where a witness for the State denies…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sasser v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Bishop v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
- Patman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
3Cited by7 opinions
- Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Kimball v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Strahley v. HendricksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Jacobs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Cawley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
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