Legal Opinion

Senior v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 28, 1920No. 11595PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Indictment for possession of liquor; from Harris superior court — Judge Howard. May 3, 1920.

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

In no case where the motion for new trial contains the general grounds only, and there is a conflict in the evidence, is this court called upon to say which witness or witnesses spoke the truth. This is a question entirely for the jury, under a proper charge of the court. ■ In such a case all that is necessary for this court to determine is whether or not there is any evidence to support the verdict. In this case there is “some” evidence to support the verdict, for a witness testified: ■ “We found some whisky there about 35 steps from his house, right in the edge of the yard. It was just…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  2. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  3. Tate v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  4. Rhodes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956

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