Livingston v. State

Jan 15, 1919
No. 1226
Reporters:
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Before:
Gilbert
Gilbert, J.

1. Neither the evidence nor the statement ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍of the accused made voluntary manslaughter an issue. Accordingly the court did not err in failing ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍to instruct the jury in regard to the law on that subject. Baker v. State, 111 Ga. 141 (2), 142 (36 S. ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍E. 607).

2. The request that the case of Smith v. State, 125 Ga. 300 (54 S. E. 124), be reviewed and overruled ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍is denied.

3. The evidence authorized the verdict, apd none , of the assignments of error show ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍cause for a reversal.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.