Bell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Conviction of misdeamonor; from Bartow superior court—Judge Fite. August 12, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, C. J.
1. A brief of evidence is essential to the validity of a motion for a new trial (Civil Code, §§ 6889, 6306; Moxley v. Georgia Ry. &c. Co., 122 Ga. 493 (50 S. E. 339)); and when no brief of evidence appears to have been filed, a bill of exceptions assigning error upon the overruling of a motion for a new trial must be dismissed. Brooks v. Proctor, 111 Ga. 835 (36 S. E. 99). See also Collum v. Brown, 102 Ga. 589 (27 S. E 789) ; Whitaker v. State, 138 Ga. 139, 140 (75 S. E. 254). Such a brief “is an indispensable statutory requisite to a valid motion for a new trial . . even though the verdict…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. HamerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Whitaker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Moxley v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Thompson v. Simmons & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Brooks v. Proctor & HuddlestonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
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