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Henry v. StateHenry v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 9, 1937
26459
Reporters:
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Before:
MacIntyre
MacIntyre, J.

The jury was authorized to conclude, from the evidence and ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍the defendant’s statement, that, under circumstances where there was no actual or apparent necessity to slay to save her own ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍life or ■prevent the commission of a felony upon her, the defendant shot and killed her grown son in hot ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍blood engendered by his throwing rocks at his tenryear-old brother and throwing rocks at her when she remonstrated with him. ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍It follows that the jury was warranted in finding against the defense of justifiable homicide, and in returning a! verdict ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍of voluntary manslaughter.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, O. J., and Guerry, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Henry v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Sep 9, 1937
Citations: 56 Ga. App. 384; 192 S.E. 636; 1937 Ga. App. LEXIS 369; 26459
Docket Number: 26459
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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