Legal Opinion

Tooke v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 14, 1920No. 11294PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Indictment for manufacture of liquor; from Macon superior court — Judge Littlejohn. January 7, 1920.

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. It is insisted that “ the evidence in the case justified and demanded a charge of the court on the question of alibi, and in fact the reading of the record will disclose that the main defense relied upon by the defendant in this case was an alibi;” that in his original charge the judge did not refer to this defense, but after the jury had retired to their room they were recalled by the judge and charged on alibi. In a note to this ground of the motion for a new trial the judge says: “The jury had entered the jury-room, the door closed, but immediately [they were] brought back and the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Shropshire v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Thomas v. State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
  2. Chambers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  3. Wagoner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  4. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927

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