PORTER v. STATE

19707.

213 Ga. 325 (1957)

99 S.E.2d 110

PORTER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright & Reddick, McDonald & McDonald, for plaintiff in error.

Harvey L. Jay, Solicitor-General, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Rubye G. Jackson, contra.


ALMAND, Justice.

Maxie E. Porter, under an indictment charging him with the murder of Ernest Vaughn by stabbing and cutting him with a knife, was found guilty with a recommendation of mercy, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His amended motion for a new trial was denied, and he assigns error on this ruling.

1. Special grounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 assign error on the failure of the court to charge the jury upon the law of voluntary manslaughter as applicable...

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