Legal Opinion

Mitchem v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 24, 1936No. 25341PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.

This case does not come under the rule of arbitrarily disregarding the uneontradieted and unimpeached testimony of a witness, as stated in Hampton v. State, 6 Ga. App. 778 (65 S. E. 816), and *281Gibbs v. State 8 Ga. App. 107 (2) (68 S. E. 742), but comes under the general rule that when evidence is contradictory the jury may believe the evidence which they think is most entitled to belief. Ford v. State, 92 Ga. 459, 461 (17 S. E. 667). The statement of the defendant that he would plead guilty of stealing the car if the officers would turn loose two men whom he claimed had nothing to do with the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  2. Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  3. Hampton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bentley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  2. Stewart v. StatenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  4. Hancock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Fortson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943

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