Timmons v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Forgery. New trial. Variance. Before Judge Hutchins. Oconee superior court. January term, 1887. The paper defendant was charged to have uttered was as follows: “$30.00 August 10th, 1886. ' Messrs. Beeves & Nicholson, pay to the order of Mr. J. M. Timmons thirty dollars value received and charge the same to account of Powell & Davenpoke To Reeves & Nicholson, Athens, Ga.” (Indorsed) “ J. M. Timmons.”
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Criminal law. Forgery. New trial. Variance. Before Judge Hutchins. Oconee superior court. January term, 1887. The paper defendant was charged to have uttered was as follows: “$30.00 August 10th, 1886. ' Messrs. Beeves & Nicholson, pay to the order of Mr. J. M. Timmons thirty dollars value received and charge the same to account of Powell & Davenpoke To Reeves & Nicholson, Athens, Ga.” (Indorsed) “ J. M. Timmons.” The evidence was, in substance, as follows: W. H Booth received the paper from defendant and paid him $30 on it. A day or two afterwards, it was discovered to be a forgery. Defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
The defendant in the court below was indicted for the offence of forgery, in five counts, the last count in the indictment charging him with having falsely, feloniously and fraudulently uttered as true a certain bill or draft set out in the indictment. The jury found him guilty, upon this count, of having uttered a forged paper. He moved for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the law and to the evidence. The court overruled the motion, and he assigns error thereon.
1 There was no error in overruling this motion. We have looked through the evidence…
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