Legal Opinion

Towns v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 14, 1929No. 19631PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. “Under repeated rulings of the Supreme Court and of this court, a refusal to direct a verdict is never ground for a new trial.” Byrd v. State, 38 Ga. App. 682 (2) (145 S. E. 478).

2. “When a verdict approved by the trial judge is supported by any evidence, this court will not disturb it because of alleged insufficiency of evidence.” Johnson v. State, 33 Ga. App. 148 (125 S. E. 734).

3. Under the rulings in the foregoing cases and the facts as shown by the *674answer of the judge of the criminal court of Atlanta, who tried the ease, to the writ of certiorari, the judge of the superior court did…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
  2. Byrd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McCall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952

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