Georgia Court of Appeals, 1911

Reynolds v. State

Reynolds v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided April 11, 1911 · Hill
9 Ga. App. 227; 70 S.E. 969; 1911 Ga. App. LEXIS 482

Reynolds v. State

Opinion of the Court

Hill, C. <1.

1. A marshal, policeman, or other arresting officer, who intentionally points a pistol at one whom he is about to arrest, when the pointing is not done in self-defense, or in defense of habitation, property, or person, and is not done for the purpose of accomDlishing the arrest, is guilty of a violation of the Penal Code (1910), § 349.

2. No error of law is assigned, and the verdict is supported by the evidence.

Judgment affirmed.

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