Legal Opinion

Walker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 22, 1908No. 1491PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Accusation of unlawful sale of liquor, from city court of Dalton —Judge Longley. September 28, 1908.

1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.

Walker was convicted of the illegal sale of liquor. ¡Several sales were shown. There was an effort to impeach the ¡State’s witnesses, but our decision in Plummer’s case, 1 Ga. App. 507 (57 S. E. 969), controls all that. His chief complaint now is that during the argument of the case the solicitor-general used the .following language: “Do as you please. Turn Mr. Walker loose if you want to, and let him go on selling whisky again.” Counsel for the defendant, at the time, objected to the argument and moved ■a mistrial. The court merely replied, “Stick to the record.” To hold that the…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
  2. Cammons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  3. Kornegay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Dickens v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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