Smalls v. State

The plaintiff in error has been thrice convicted of committing the crime of murder upon Jansen C. Neve. The first two verdicts of guilty were set aside by this court. See 99 Ga. 25, and 102 Ga. 31. We are now to decide whether or not the court- below erred in overruling the motion for a new trial filed by the accused after his third conviction. This motion contains numerous grounds. Some of them are verified absolutely by the judge, others with qualifications and explanations, and others still are not verified at all. Our rulings upon the material points presented for decision are set forth…