Sinyard v. State
| Decision Date | 21 October 1915 |
| Docket Number | 6235. |
| Citation | 86 S.E. 657,17 Ga.App. 285 |
| Parties | SINYARD v. STATE. |
| Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Syllabus by the Court.
Even under the statement of the defendant himself, the jury was authorized to find that the homicide was committed in repelling a mere assault, and the law of manslaughter was applicable. The evidence authorized the verdict.
The assignments of error not dealt with above are not of sufficient materiality to have required the grant of a new trial.
Error from Superior Court, Walker County; Moses Wright, Judge.
Edgar Sinyard was convicted of homicide, and brings error. Affirmed.
Wm. E. Mann, of Dalton, and R. M. W. Glenn, of La Fayette, for plaintiff in error.
W. H. Ennis, Sol. Gen., of Rome, and Walter B. Shaw and Jas. E. Rosser, both of La Fayette, for the State.
Judgment affirmed.
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