Davis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
1. The evidence supports the verdict and the general grounds of the motion for new trial are without merit.
2. Where the defendant is on trial for the crime of rape, details and particulars of the complaint made by the prosecutrix should not be admitted in evidence. This rule was not violated where the State's witness simply related that she examined the person of the female alleged to have been raped and observed a bruise on her ankle, there being nothing to indicate that the prosecutrix made any statement with reference to such bruise, or pointed it out to the witness.
3. The trial court…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Cawthon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Barkley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Merritt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
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