Georgia Court of Appeals, 1919

Grant v. State

Grant v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided November 4, 1919 · Bloodworth
24 Ga. App. 346; 100 S.E. 757; 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 636

Grant v. State

Opinion of the Court

Bloodworth, J.

1. β€œThe overruling of a demurrer to an indictment can not properly be made a ground of a motion for a new trial.” Veal v. State, 116 Ga. 589 (42 S. E. 705) ; Brown v. Wilkes, 20 Ga. App. 92 (92 S. E. 553), and cases cited.

2. Under*tlie qualifying note of the trial judge there is no merit in the fifth ground of the motion for a new trial.

3. The court did not err in charging the jury on voluntary manslaughter.

4. The evidence suqiports the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., coneur.

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