Claughton v. State

1. A motion to set aside a verdict and judgment is not an appropriate remedy in a criminal case. McDonald v. State, 126 Ga. 536 (55 S. E. 235); Brown v. State, 150 Ga. 585 (104 S. E. 428); Hughes v. State, 159 Ga. 818 (5) (127 S. E. 109); Gravitt v. State, 165 Ga. 779 (3) (142 S. E. 100).

2. A motion for new trial is an available remedy to the defendant for setting aside the verdict in a criminal case. The motions in these eases can not be construed as motions for new trials; but if such construction were possible, the motions would be fatally defective for the reason that no brief of evidence…