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Stallings v. StateStallings v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 12, 1911
Reporters:
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Before:
Atkinson
Atkinson, J.

1. The evidence was sufficient to authorize the judge to give in charge to the ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍jury the provisions of section 42 of the Penal Code of 1910, defining principals in the first and second degrees; also to charge them on the law of conspiracy to commit the ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍crime of murder; and the charge complained of on the latter subject was not open to the criticism that it was argumentative..

2. Where one of four defendants jointly indicted for murder ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍was on separate trial, it was not error for the court to refuse to require one of the codefendants who had been previously tried and convicted, and who had made a ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍motion for new trial, which was then pending, to answer a question tending to criminate himself.

3. The alleged newly discovered evidence was merely impeaching in character, and not sufficient to require the ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍grant of a new trial.

4. The verdict was supported by the evidence.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justicse concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Stallings v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 12, 1911
Citations: 136 Ga. 131; 70 S.E. 1015; 1911 Ga. LEXIS 439
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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