Case Name: CHRISTOPHER v. THE STATE
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1929-12-12
Citations: 169 Ga. 569
Docket Number: No. 7468
Parties: CHRISTOPHER v. THE STATE.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 169
Pages: 569–570

Head Matter:
CHRISTOPHER v. THE STATE.
No. 7468.
December 12, 1929.
Robert Ramspeck and P. K. Burns, for plaintiff in error.
Claude C. Smith, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Gilbert, J.
The exception is to the overruling of a motion for new trial based solely upon the general grounds. LeRoy Christopher was indicted for the murder of his wife. On the trial he entered a plea of not guilty, but did not otherwise deny committing the homicide. The State proved the killing under circumstances excluding justification. There was evidence tending to show that the mind of the accused was not normal, and there was evidence to the contrary. The evidence, considered as a whole, was sufficient to support the verdict as against the contention that the accused was mentally incapable of committing the crime.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.