Legal Opinion

Kinnebrew v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 12, 1888PublishedCited by 5 opinions

New trial. Newly discovered evidence. Before Judge Richard H. Clark. Eulton superior court. March term, 1888. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Blandford, Justice.

1. Kinnebrew was indicted and found guilty of the offence of having and carrying about his person, concealed, a pistol. The witnesses for the State testified to having seen him draw from his hip-pocket a pistol. Two of them said it was a pistol, and one of them testified what kind of a pistol it was. A third witness testified that he saw him draw something from his pocket, but did not know whether it was a pistol or not, but it *766looked like one. This was sufficient evidence to authorize the jury to convict the accused.

2. The defendant made a motion for a new trial, upon the…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  2. Waller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  3. Wells v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  4. Mashburn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
  5. Pope v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

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