Hunnicutt v. State

Dec 19, 1901
Reporters:
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Before:
Simmons
Simmons, C. J.

The accused was indicted for murder. The evidence ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍introduced by the State on the trial tended, if believed, to make out a case of murder ; while ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍that introduced by the accused would, if credible, show complete justification; and there was no evidence to authorize a ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍verdict of voluntary manslaughter. When, therefore, the jury returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter, it was error for the ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍judge to overrule a motion for a new trial based upon the ground that the verdict was contrary to ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍law and the evidence. Kendrick v. State, 113 Ga. 759.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concurring, except Little, J., absent.