Black v. State

On the defendant’s trial under an indictment in two counts charging him with possessing and selling intoxicating liquors in Hall County, Georgia, he was found guilty on both counts. His motion for a new trial, based on the usual general grounds and three special grounds (numbered 4, 5, and 6), was denied, and he has appealed to this court for a review of that judgment.

The general grounds of the motion for new trial, having been expressly abandoned in this court by counsel for the defendant in their brief, will not be considered. Code § 6-1308.

In special ground 1, error is assigned on the…