Case Name: Lewis v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1906-03-23
Citations: 125 Ga. 48
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lewis v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 125
Pages: 48–48

Head Matter:
Lewis v. The State.
Argued February 21,
Decided March 23, 1906.
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Littlejohn. Sumter superior court. January 27, 1906.
B. B. Lee and T. F. Callaway, for plaintiff in error.
John C. Hart, attorney-general, and F. A. Hooper, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Beck, J.
1. In the absence of a proper written request, it is not error for the trial court to fail to instruct the jury on the subject of impeachment of witnesses, credibility of witnesses, or the rule as to reconciling conflicting testimony. See Steed v. State, 123 Ga. 569 (3) ; Freeman v. Coleman, 88 Ga. 421 (3) ; Stevens v. Central R. Co., 80 Ga. 19 (3).
2. There being nothing in the evidence to authorize such a charge, it was proper for the court to omit the law of involuntary manslaughter from its instructions to the jury.
3. The evidence warranted the verdict, and the court did not err in .refusing to grant a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.