Conner v. State

The defendant was convicted of the offense of adultery, and moved for a new trial upon the general grounds. The evidence was such as to authorize a finding either of guilty or of not guilty; but the credibility of the witnesses is a matter solely for the jury, and the evidence in behalf of the State is ample, if believed by the jury, to remove every reasonable hypothesis save that of the defendant’s guilt. None of the authorities relied upon by the plaintiff in error are applicable to the present case. He relies upon the decision in the Weems case, 84 Ga. 461 (11 S. E. 501). The controlling…