Georgia Court of Appeals, 1924

Lewis v. State

Lewis v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided April 15, 1924 · Broyles
32 Ga. App. 34; 122 S.E. 739; 1924 Ga. App. LEXIS 235

Lewis v. State

Opinion of the Court

Broyles, C. J.

1. Under the facts of the ease it was not error for the judge to fail to charge the law of justifiable homicide in defense of property or habitation.

2. The evidence and portions of the defendant’s statement to the jury authorized the charge upon the law of mutual combat and voluntary manslaughter, and the charge was not erroneous for any reason assigned.

2. The verdict was authorized by the evidence, and the overruling of the motion for a new trial was not error.

Judgment affiimed.

Luke and Bloockvorih, JJ., concur.

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