1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 218 Ga.
  5. 218 Ga. 418 (1962)
 

FENNELL v. STATE

21772.

218 Ga. 418 (1962)

128 S.E.2d 43

FENNELL v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 10, 1962.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otis C. Bell, Wesley R. Asinof, for plaintiff in error.

Dan Winn, Solicitor General, John T. Perren, Assistant Solicitor General, Eugene Cook, Attorney General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, contra.

MOBLEY, Justice.

1. Defendant excepted to the following charge: "A person shall be considered of sound mind who is neither an idiot, a lunatic, nor afflicted by insanity, or who has arrived at the age of 14 years or before that age if such person knows the distinction between good and evil," on the ground that it was an incorrect statement of the law in conflict with Code § 26-301, which reads as follows: "A person shall be considered of sound mind who...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases