Godfrey v. State

Jan 10, 1911
Reporters:
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Before:
Lumpkin
Lumpkin, J.

1. The charge to the effect that the law presumes every homicide to be ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‍malicious until the contrary appears from circumstances of alleviations, excuse, or justification, and that -it is incumbent upon the prisoner to make out such circumstances to the satisfaction of the ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‍jury, unless they appear from the evidence adduced against him, was in accord with the decision in the ease of Mann v. State, 124 Ga. 760 (53 S. E. 324, 4 L. R. A. (N. S.) ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‍934).

2. The complaint that certain portions of the charge were without foundation in the evidence was not well taken.

*572January 10, 1911. Indictment for murder. Before Judge Freeman. Meriwether superior court. ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‍October 28, 1910. J. F. J ones and J. F. Hatchett, for plaintiff in error. .H. A. Hall, attorney-general, and J. B. Terrell, solicitor-general, contra.

■ 3. The evidence supported the verdict, and there was no error in overruling ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‍the motion for a new trial.

Judgment ajfu‘med.

All the Justices concur, except Fish, O. J., absent.