Case Name: Echols v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1899-10-27
Citations: 110 Ga. 257
Docket Number: 
Parties: Echols v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 110
Pages: 257–257

Head Matter:
Echols v. The State.
Submitted October 5,
Decided October 27, 1899.
Indictment for opprobrious words. Before Judge Winn. City court of Gwinnett. July term, 1899.
B. W. Peeples and Oscar Brown, for plaintiff in error.
F. F. Julian, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Fish, J.
1. On the trial of one indicted for using opprobrious words, it is for the jury to determine whether or not there was provocation sufficient to excuse their use. Collins v. State, 78 Ga. 88; Williams v. State, 105 Ga. 608, and citations.
2. The evidence authorized the verdict.
Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concurring.