Legal Opinion

Pinkston v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 12, 1949No. 32524Published

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

1. Where the evidence for the State authorizes a conviction, and the defendant’s statement authorizes an acquittal, a verdict of guilty will not be disturbed, because the jury has the right to disbelieve the defendant’s statement in whole or in part. See Code, § 38-415; Cornwall v. State, 91 Ga. 277 (5) (18 S. E. 154); Allen v. State, 194 Ga. 430 (22 S. E. 2d, 65); Eidson v. State, 66 Ga. App. 765 (2) (19 S. E. 2d, 373).

2. There is sufficient evidence to establish both the venue and the fact that the crime was committed within the period of the statute of limitations.

3. The verdict is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cornwall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  2. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  3. Eidson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942

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