Legal Opinion

Jolly v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 27, 1909No. 1511PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Accusation of assault and battery, from city court of Oglethorpe- ■ — Judge Greer. October 14, 1908.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.

The determination of the credibility of the witnesses is so-exclusively within the province of the jury that the verdict finding a defendant guilty is not affected by the fact that that verdict is supported by the testimony of only one witness, whose testimony is directly in conflict with a large number of witnesses who had equal opportunity of knowing the facts, and' who, so far as appears from the record, are-worthy of credit. In the absence of any error on the part of the court or any irregularity which may have prejudiced the defendant, such a verdict, approved by the trial judge, is…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Watson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  2. Whitener v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  3. Calhoun v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  4. Cook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915

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