Burnett v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Burnett v. State

97 S.E. 203, 22 Ga. App. 792, 1918 Ga. App. LEXIS 760

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedNovember 1, 1918

Docket10039

StatusPublished

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Burnett v. State, 97 S.E. 203, 22 Ga. App. 792, 1918 Ga. App. LEXIS 760 (Ga. Ct. App. 1918).

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Opinion

Broyles, P. J.

1. Under the facts of the ease the court did not err in failing to instruct the jury upon the law of involuntary manslaughter.

2. The verdict of voluntary manslaughter was authorized by the evidence.

3. The alleged newly discovered evidence is not of such a character as would probably produce a different verdict upon another trial.

4. The court'did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

Bloodworih and Harwell, JJ., concur.

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