Legal Opinion

Howard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 8, 1918No. 9881Published

Accusation of unlawful possession of liquor; from city court of Columbus—-Judge Tigner. May 11, 1918.

1Opinion of the CourtBloodwoeth, J.

1. In the excerpts from 'the charge of the court, complained of in the 1st, 2d and 3d grounds of the amendment to the motion for a new trial, there is no error sufficient to warrant the granting of a neW trial. Grounds 4 and 5 are specifically abandoned in the brief of counsel for plaintiff in error.

2. “There was some slight evidence authorizing the verdict; and, the verdict having been approved by th'e trial judge, under the repeated and" uniform rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court a reviewing court is powerless to interfere. When the verdict is apparently decidedly against the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Toole v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  2. McCarty v. KeysCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
  3. Phillips-Boyd Publishing Co. v. BirdCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917

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