Case Name: Reynolds v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1911-04-11
Citations: 9 Ga. App. 227
Docket Number: 3221
Parties: Reynolds v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 227–227

Head Matter:
3221.
Reynolds v. The State.
Decided April 11, 1911.
Accusation of pointing pistol at another; from city court of. Thomasville — Judge Hammond. January 11, 1911.
Theodore Titus, for plaintiff in error.
Roscoe Luke, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Hill, C. <1.
1. A marshal, policeman, or other arresting officer, who intentionally points a pistol at one whom he is about to arrest, when the pointing is not done in self-defense, or in defense of habitation, property, or person, and is not done for the purpose of accomDlishing the arrest, is guilty of a violation of the Penal Code (1910), § 349.
2. No error of law is assigned, and the verdict is supported by the evidence.
Judgment affirmed.