Legal Opinion

Gibson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 11, 1930No. 20820PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. Tlie court did not err in refusing to allow a witness to testify as set out in the first special ground of the motion for a new trial.

2. The court did not err in charging the jury that “When witnesses appear and testify they are presumed to speak the truth and are to be believed unless impeached in some manner known to the law or otherwise discredited in the minds of the jury.” Gillespie v. State, 37 Ga. App. 507 (140 S. E. 791) ; Hamilton v. State, 143 Ga. 265 (5) (84 S. E. 583).

3. The evidence authorized the verdict, the trial judge approved it, and properly overruled the motion for a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
  2. Gillespie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Tidwell v. TidwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  2. Corbin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941

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