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Duhart v. StateDuhart v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jun 26, 1916
7399
Reporters:
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Before:
Bboyles
Bboyles, J.

1. The defendant was indicted for and convicted of assault with intent ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‍to murder, and the undisputed evidence showed that he shot the prosecutor. Under the facts of the case it was not error, in the ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‍absence of a timely written request, to fail to charge the law of voluntary manslaughter. The court having fully and correctly charged the law ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‍of unlawful shooting at another, no harm was done to the defendant, as the only possible beneficial effect to the defendant of a charge ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‍upon the subject of voluntary manslaughter would have been that it would have authorized a finding of unlawful shooting at another.

2. The evidence authorized ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‍the verdict, and there was no error in refusing a new trial. Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Duhart v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jun 26, 1916
Citations: 18 Ga. App. 287; 89 S.E. 343; 1916 Ga. App. LEXIS 299; 7399
Docket Number: 7399
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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