Cason v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of making intoxicating liquor, etc.; from city court of Polk county — Judge John K. Davis. May 14, 1917. ■ The defendant was charged with the offense of manufacturing liquor, and with having in his possession more than two quarts of liquor. He was found guilty, and he filed a motion for new trial on the general grounds only.
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Accusation of making intoxicating liquor, etc.; from city court of Polk county — Judge John K. Davis. May 14, 1917. ■ The defendant was charged with the offense of manufacturing liquor, and with having in his possession more than two quarts of liquor. He was found guilty, and he filed a motion for new trial on the general grounds only. Briefly stated, the evidence showed a still in active operation; the defendant’s presence at the still, with two other persons; that the defendant, from the woods near by, brought to the still an armful of pine-knots and threw them down at the still; that he…
1Opinion of the CourtHarwell, J.
The evidence authorized the verdict, and the trial judge did not err in overruling the motion for new trial, which was based upon the general grounds only. Strickland v. State, 9 Ga. App. 201 (70 S. E. 990).
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, P. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur. Irwin & Tison, for plaintiff in error. J. A. Wright, solicitor, contra.
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