Jones v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for misdemeanor; from Whitfield superior court — Judge Tarver. January 15, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. “ The venue can be established by circumstantial as well as direct evidence. Dumas v. State, 62 Ga. 59(4). Evidence as to the venue, though slight, is sufficient where there is no conflicting evidence. Johnson v. State, 62 Ga. 300(1), 301; Porter v. State, 76 Ga. 658(2), 660.” Towler v. State, 24 Ga. App. 167, (2-3) (100 S. E. 42). Under the above rulings the evi*636dence as to the venue in this case is sufficient. It was shown that the liquor was procured “ somewhere on the west side of the county,” and at the house of defendant, which was not over three miles from a certain place, and that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Towler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Roe & McDowell v. Doe ex. dem. IrwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1861
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Ratteree v. NelsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
3Cited by13 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Reynolds v. DonohoWashington Supreme Court · 1951
- Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- People v. CammarataMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
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