131 Ga. 48
Decided July 15, 1908
Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1908-07-15
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Lewis. Morgan superior court. April 23, 1908. The accused was convicted of murder, for tbe killing of a woman, Sweetie Harris. His motion for a new trial being overruled, he excepted. According to the testimony submitted in behalf of the State, the accused, who was a mere acquaintance of the deceased, was standing very near her while she was ■ dancing with another. Cursing her, he said: “I told you not to dance.
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Decided 1908-07-15
Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently October 1975
7 state decisions
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¶1(After stating the facts.) The charges on the subject of malice, upon which error was assigned, were given while the court was instructing the jury on that subject and explaining to them the difference between express malice and implied malice. The headnotes, when considered in connection with the preceding statement of facts, need no elaboration.
¶2Judgment affirmed.