LAW.coLAW.co

Torbert, alias Tolbert, v. The State

Supreme Court of Georgia1947-12-02No. No. 15987
203 Ga. 186

Authorities cited

No cited authorities resolved to law.co cases yet.

Opinion

majority opinion

Bell, Justice.

The evidence did not demand a finding either that the homicide was justifiable or that it did not amount to an offense greater than voluntary manslaughter, as insisted. On the contrary, the verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder as charged was amply supported by the evidence, and the court did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial based upon the usual general, grounds only. Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur, except Wyatt, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

Jesse G. Bowles, for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, B. A. Patterson, Solicitor-General, Joe M. Bay, Miller & Head, and Wright Lipjord, Assistant Attorney-General, contra.