Case Name: Petty v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1919-01-23
Citations: 23 Ga. App. 312
Docket Number: 9870
Parties: Petty v. The State.
Judges: Bloodworth and Stephens, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 312–312

Head Matter:
9870.
Petty v. The State.
Decided January 23, 1919.
Conviction of manslaughter; from Cobb superior court—Judge Morris. May 11, 1918.
Mozley & Gann, George D. Anderson, for plaintiff in error.
Herbert Clay, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyees, P. J.
1. While some of the excerpts from the charge of the court complained of are subject to slight criticism, none of them, when considered in connection with the remainder of the charge and in the light of the facts of the case, contains reversible error.
2. The verdict was amply authorized by the evidence, and the court did not err in.refusing a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
Bloodworth and Stephens, JJ., concur.