Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 15, 1920No. 11476PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Accusation of sale of intoxicating liquor; from city court of Oglethorpe — Judge Greer. March 3, 1920.

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

“In tlie absence of a timely written request the failure to charge upon the credibility of witnesses, the mode of impeachment, or the weight that should be given to the testimony of witnesses successfully impeached, will not be reversible error.” Smith v. State, 7 Ga. App. 710 (2) (67 S. E. 1048).

“When an exception is taken to alleged improper remarks of the solicitor-general in the argument of the case, and the court qualifies it by the statement that he did not hear the remarks, and, therefore, cannot say whether the ground is true or not, this leaves the ground unapproved and prevents its…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Herndon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  3. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964

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