Georgia Court of Appeals, 1916

Hiers v. State

Hiers v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided October 18, 1916 · Hodqes
18 Ga. App. 704; 90 S.E. 361; 1916 Ga. App. LEXIS 1211

Hiers v. State

Opinion of the Court

Hodqes, J.

1. The verdict of voluntary manslaughter is justified by the evidence and is not contrary to law.

2. The written statement offered by the State, in the nature of a confession from the accused, taken by the solicitor-general and the sheriff, was admissible in evidence. Woolfolk v. State, 81 Ga. 551 (8 S. E. 724).

Judgment affirmed.

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