Summerour v. State, 124 Ga. App. 484

Jordan, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, tried for murder, appeals a conviction of voluntary ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‍manslaughter. His admitted and undisputed conduct discloses the commission of an act which would be a felony if the victim had lived, i.e., ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‍aggravated assault by shooting at another (Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249, 1280; Code Ann. § 26-1302) unless legally excusable. Under these circumstances the trial judge properly ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‍treated the situation as one limited to murder, voluntary manslaughter, or excusable homicide, and did not err in failing to instruct the jury ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‍on involuntary manslaughter (Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249, 1276; Code Ann. § 26-1103) as a lesser included offense. Tate v. State, 123 Ga. App. 18 (2) (179 SE2d 307); Teal ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‍v. State, 122 Ga. App. 532 (177 SE2d 840).

Judgment affirmed.

Quillian and Evans, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Summerour v. State

Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date Published: Sep 29, 1971

Citations: 124 Ga. App. 484; 184 S.E.2d 365; 1971 Ga. App. LEXIS 978; 46406

Docket Number: 46406

Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.