Legal Opinion · Dissent

Green v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 11, 1971No. 45515Published

1DissentDeen, Judge

"In a criminal case the venue of the crime must be established clearly and beyond a reasonable doubt.” Murphy v. State, 121 Ga. 142 (1) (48 SE 909); Willis v. State, 43 Ga. App. 394 (159 SE 141). Slight evidence of venue, uncontradicted, is sufficient, and ordinarily the jury decides questions of evidence consistency. "But the rule is not applicable where a witness testified to stated facts on direct examination and admits on cross examination that he had no means or opportunity of knowing the facts to which he testified.” Consolidated Telephone Co. v. Kincaid, 94 Ga. App. 823, 827 (96 SE2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Murphy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Consolidated Telephone Co. v. KincaidCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  3. Willis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931

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