WRIGHT v. STATE

41879.

113 Ga. App. 436 (1966)

148 S.E.2d 333

WRIGHT v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 18, 1966.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Luck, Elijah A. Brown, for appellant.

Albert B. Wallace, Solicitor General, Charles J. Driebe, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Presiding Judge.

1. "On a trial of an indictment for arson, it is not error to admit evidence showing that feelings of anger or dislike existed on the part of the defendant toward the owner of the property." Hammack v. State, 52 Ga. 397 (1). At the time the above case was decided the language now contained in Code § 38-202 appeared in § 3757 of the Code of 1873, and such case stands as an exception to the rule announced in Bacon...

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