JONES v. STATE

19177.

212 Ga. 195 (1956)

91 S.E.2d 514

JONES v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 15, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Stewart, Sr., for plaintiff in error.

Robert J. Noland, Solicitor-General, James I. Parker, Assistant Solicitor-General, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Rubye G. Jackson, contra.


HEAD, Justice.

1. "If the accused admits the killing with a deadly weapon, but adds an explanation which might negative malice, no presumption that the homicide was murder would arise on such admission; but if no explanation were added tending to reduce the grade of the homicide, that presumption would arise." Futch v. State, 90 Ga. 472, 473 (8) (16 S. E. 102); Perkins v. State, 124 Ga. 6 (52 S. E. 17); Green v. State, 124...

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