Supreme Court of Georgia, 1899

Echols v. State

Echols v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided October 27, 1899 · Fish
110 Ga. 257; 34 S.E. 289; 1899 Ga. LEXIS 505

Echols v. State

Opinion of the Court

Fish, J.

1. On the trial of one indicted for using opprobrious words, it is for the jury to determine whether or not there was provocation sufficient to excuse their use. Collins v. State, 78 Ga. 88; Williams v. State, 105 Ga. 608, and citations.

2. The evidence authorized the verdict.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concurring.

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