Willis v. State
| Decision Date | 20 September 1940 |
| Docket Number | 28414. |
| Parties | WILLIS v. STATE. |
| Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Geo. B. Culpepper, Jr., of Fort Valley, for plaintiff in error.
Chas. H. Garrett, Sol. Gen., of Macon, for defendant in error.
1. May v. State, 24 Ga.App. 379, 382, 100 S.E. 797, 799; Salter v. State, 39 Ga.App. 13, 145 S.E. 918.
2. Applying the foregoing rulings to the facts of the instant case, it does not appear that the court erred in instructing the jury on the law of voluntary manslaughter; or that the verdict of voluntary manslaughter was not authorized by the evidence.
Judgment affirmed.
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