Legal Opinion

Prosser v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 13, 1939No. 27677PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.

1. Grady Prosser was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. His motion for new trial, based solely on tlie general grounds, was overruled, and he excepted. After verdict, in passing on the motion for new trial, that view of the evidence which is most unfavorable ■ to the accused must be taken, for every presumption and every inference is in favor of the verdict. Vandeviere v. State, 58 Ga. App. 18 (197 S. E. 338).

*605Decided September 13, 1939. Carlyle Giles, Frank W. Bell, F. W. Jordan, for plaintiff in error. G. 8. Baldwin Jr., solicitor-general, McGullar & McGullar, contra.

2. Where a motion…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Vandeviere v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lockhart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
  2. James v. RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  3. Collum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  4. Giles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  5. Lockhart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

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