Case Name: Morgan v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1911-10-11
Citations: 137 Ga. 21
Docket Number: 
Parties: Morgan v. The State.
Judges: Bech, J., absent. The other Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 137
Pages: 21–21

Head Matter:
Morgan v. The State.
October 11, 1911.
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Martin. Laurens superior court. April 12, 1911.
Adams & Flynt and John B. Cooper, for plaintiff in error.
Ii. A. Hall, attorney-general, and F. D. Graham, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Evans, P. J.-
1. The court did not abuse his discretion in refusing to continue the ease.
2. The evidence authorized a charge on self-defense in ease of mutual combat, predicated on the Penal Code (1910), § 73.
3. The court did not confuse the defense of one's person, as defined in the ' Penal Code (1910), § 70, .71, with the law of self-defense in case of mutual combat, as contained in the Penal Code (1910), § 73.
4. The evidence is sufficient to support the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
Bech, J., absent. The other Justices concur.