Case Name: Hiers v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1916-10-18
Citations: 18 Ga. App. 704
Docket Number: 7828
Parties: Hiers v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 704–704

Head Matter:
7828.
Hiers v. The State.
Decided October 18, 1916.
Indictment for murder; from Colquitt superior court — Judge Thomas. June 26, 1916.
James Humphreys, T. H. Parker, Claude Payton, for plaintiff in error. J. A. Willces, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Hodqes, J.
1. The verdict of voluntary manslaughter is justified by the evidence and is not contrary to law.
2. The written statement offered by the State, in the nature of a confession from the accused, taken by the solicitor-general and the sheriff, was admissible in evidence. Woolfolk v. State, 81 Ga. 551 (8 S. E. 724).
Judgment affirmed.