Legal Opinion
Whitus v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 12, 1966No. 23397PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Justice.(a) The first complaint of the enumeration of errors is: “The court erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal for the defendant because of failure of the State to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, the guilt of the defendant in the crime alleged to have been committed.”
It is never error in a criminal case for the judge to refuse to direct a verdict of not guilty. Anglin v. State, 222 Ga. 9 (1) (148 SE2d 390); Winford v. State, 213 Ga. 396 (5) (99 SE2d 120); Albert v. State, 215 Ga. 564 (3) (111 SE2d 215). The Act of March 15, 1966, Ga. L. 1966, p. 493, amending the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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