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State v. Allen

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 17, 1979
243 Ga. 508 (Ga. 1979)

Opinion

34460.

ARGUED MARCH 12, 1979.

DECIDED APRIL 17, 1979.

Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia — 147 Ga. App. 701 ( 250 S.E.2d 5) (1978).

Harry N. Gordon, District Attorney, B. Thomas Cook, Jr., Chief Assistant District Attorney, Valerie E. Caproni, for appellant.

Jack Affleck, for appellee.


This is a certiorari to the Court of Appeals. Allen v. State, 147 Ga. App. 701 ( 250 S.E.2d 5) (1978). The only question is whether a requested charge on involuntary manslaughter under Code Ann. § 26-1103 (b) was required. The recitation of facts in the Court of Appeals opinion appears not to require such charge; however, the principle of law relied upon is correct. Jackson v. State, 76 Ga. 473 (2) (1886); Warnack v. State, 3 Ga. App. 590 (2) ( 60 S.E. 288) (1907). Since the interpretation of the evidence is not a matter of gravity we dismiss the certiorari as improvidently granted.

Certiorari dismissed. All the Justices concur, except Hall, J., who concurs in the judgment only.


ARGUED MARCH 12, 1979 — DECIDED APRIL 17, 1979.


Summaries of

State v. Allen

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 17, 1979
243 Ga. 508 (Ga. 1979)
Case details for

State v. Allen

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE v. ALLEN

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Apr 17, 1979

Citations

243 Ga. 508 (Ga. 1979)
256 S.E.2d 381

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