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Miller v. StateMiller v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Mar 4, 1974
49018
Reporters:
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Before:
Hall
Hall, Presiding Judge.

1. Where a person is on trial under ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍an indictment for involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act, a correct charge on the law ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act in an unlawful manner, even though not authorized ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍by the evidence, is not harmful error where the defendant was convicted for the indicted offense. Elder v. State, 224 ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍Ga. 704 (164 SE2d 118).

2. The evidence supports the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

Deen and Stolz, JJ., concur. H. J. Thomas, Jr., for appellant. Eldridge ‍‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍W. Fleming, District Attorney, William F. Lee, Jr., for appellee.

Case Details

Case Name: Miller v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Mar 4, 1974
Citations: 131 Ga. App. 369; 206 S.E.2d 98; 1974 Ga. App. LEXIS 1425; 49018
Docket Number: 49018
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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