Legal Opinion

Butler v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 11, 1925No. 16787PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. The court did not err in charging the jury that “when witnesses appear and testify, they are presumed to speak the truth, and are to be believed by the jury unless impeached in some method provided by law, or otherwise discredited in your judgment.” Parsons v. State, 32 Ga. App. 504 (1) (123 S. E. 922). See also Dent v. State, 14 Ga. App. 269 (3) (80 S. E. 548).

2. The evidence is sufficient to support the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, O. J., and LuJce, J., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dent v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  2. Parsons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Nix v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944