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Whitfield v. State

69 S.E. 114, 135 Ga. 248, 1910 Ga. LEXIS 501
CourtSupreme Court of Georgia
DecidedOctober 13, 1910
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
Whitfield v. State, 69 S.E. 114, 135 Ga. 248, 1910 Ga. LEXIS 501 (Ga. 1910).

Opinions

Atkinson, J.

1. The statement of the accused did not present the theory of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act without due caution and circumspection; and a discussion of whether, if it had done so, the charge of the court on the theory of aceidenf (which was involved) would have been erroneous without going further and also charging as to the first-stated theory would be academic as applied to this case. Leonard v. State, 133 Ga. 435 (66 S. E. 251).

2. None of the other grounds of the motion for a new trial require a reversal. Judgment affirmed.

Ail the Justices concur, except

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