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Troup v. StateTroup v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Oct 13, 1920
No. 1910
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Beck
Beck, P. J.

Tlie defendant was tried ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍for the offense of murder, and the jury returned a verdict of ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍guilty. Besides the general grounds, the motion for a new trial contained ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍-the assignment of error that the court erred in failing to charge ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍upon the subject of manslaughter. The questions presented are covered by the ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍foregoing headnotes.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Troup v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Oct 13, 1920
Citations: 150 Ga. 633; 104 S.E. 421; 1920 Ga. LEXIS 260; No. 1910
Docket Number: No. 1910
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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