Georgia Court of Appeals, 1918

Burnett v. State

Burnett v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided November 1, 1918 · Broyles
22 Ga. App. 792; 97 S.E. 203; 1918 Ga. App. LEXIS 760

Burnett v. State

Opinion of the Court

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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