Case Name: Hartage v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1945-04-19
Citations: 72 Ga. App. 464
Docket Number: 30815
Parties: Hartage v. The State.
Judges: MacIntyre and Gardner, JJ., .concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 72
Pages: 464–464

Head Matter:
30815.
Hartage v. The State.
Decided April 19, 1945.
Rehearing denied May 15, 1945.
R. L. LeSueur, for plaintiff in error.
F. L. Forrester, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The defendant was tried on an indictment for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Held:
1. The evidence, including an incriminatory admission made by the accused and portions of his statement to the jury, authori2ed the verdict.
2. The court did not err in instructing the jury upon the law of voluntary manslaughter.
3. The excerpts from the charge complained of, when considered in the light of the entire charge and the facts of the case, show.no cause for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
MacIntyre and Gardner, JJ., .concur.