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Sinyard v. StateSinyard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Oct 21, 1915
6235
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Wade
Wade, J.

1. Even under the statement of ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‍the defendant himself, the jury were authorized to find that the homicide ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‍was committed in repelling a mere assault, and the law of manslaughter ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‍was applicable. The evidence authorized the verdict.

2. The assignments of error not ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‍dealt with above are not of sufficient materiality to have required the ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‍grant of a new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Sinyard v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Oct 21, 1915
Citations: 17 Ga. App. 285; 86 S.E. 657; 1915 Ga. App. LEXIS 346; 6235
Docket Number: 6235
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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