Case Name: Grant v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1919-11-04
Citations: 24 Ga. App. 346
Docket Number: 10810
Parties: Grant v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., coneur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 346–346

Head Matter:
10810.
Grant v. The State.
Decided November 4, 1919.
Conviction of manslaughter; from Evans superior court—Judge Evans. June 7, 1919.
P. M. Anderson, for plaintiff in error.
J. Saxton Daniel, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Bloodworth, J.
1. "The overruling of a demurrer to an indictment can not properly be made a ground of a motion for a new trial." Veal v. State, 116 Ga. 589 (42 S. E. 705) ; Brown v. Wilkes, 20 Ga. App. 92 (92 S. E. 553), and cases cited.
2. Under*tlie qualifying note of the trial judge there is no merit in the fifth ground of the motion for a new trial.
3. The court did not err in charging the jury on voluntary manslaughter.
4. The evidence suqiports the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., coneur.