Case Name: Burnett v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1918-11-01
Citations: 22 Ga. App. 792
Docket Number: 10039
Parties: Burnett v. The State.
Judges: Bloodworih and Harwell, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 792–792

Head Matter:
10039.
Burnett v. The State.
Decided November 1, 1918.
Indictment for murder; from Randolph superior court—Judge Worrill. July 13, 1918. • .
Hitarles W. Worrill, for plaintiff in error.
B. T. Gastellow, solicitor-general, B. B. Arnold, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, P. J.
1. Under the facts of the ease the court did not err in failing to instruct the jury upon the law of involuntary manslaughter.
2. The verdict of voluntary manslaughter was authorized by the evidence.
3. The alleged newly discovered evidence is not of such a character as would probably produce a different verdict upon another trial.
4. The court'did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
Bloodworih and Harwell, JJ., concur.