Legal Opinion

Gaines v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 17, 1899PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Indictment for assault with intent to murder. Before Judge Littlejohn. Sumter superior court. November term, 1898.

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.

1. The overruling of a demurrer to an indictment and the refusal to arrest a judgment are not grounds for a new trial. This court can not consider error assigned on such rulings in a bill of exceptions presented to the judge more than twenty days after the rendition of the judgmentscomplairied of. Watson v. State, 64 Ga. 61; Stokes v. State, 84 Ga. 258.

2. Where an indictment for assault with intent to murder charges that the-defendant “ with malice aforethought and without provocation did point, aim, and discharge a certain pistol, the same being a weapon likely to produce death, at and into…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
  2. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  3. Stokes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Kendrick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  3. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  4. Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  5. Scarboro v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919

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