Horton v. State

Whitman, Judge.

1. “On a review of the denial of a motion for new trial on the general grounds, the appellate courts decide only whether the verdict is supported by any evidence.” Wells v. State, 110 Ga. App. 507 (1) (139 SE2d 151).

2. In this case the appellant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. The indictment against him charged that he did unlawfully “operate a motor vehicle on and over the public road and highway leading from Irwinton, Ga., to Dublin, Ga., known as U. S. Route 441, at a rate of speed greater than allowed by law, to wit: 70 miles per hour in a 50 miles per hour zone,…