Legal Opinion

Quinn v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 1927No. 18019PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. “Each special ground of a motion for a new trial must be complete and understandable within itself, without reference to any other part of the record. This court-is not required to look beyond the ground itself lo learn the facts or to ascertain error.” (Italics ours.) Russ v. State, 35 Ga. App. 476 (133 S. E. 748). “A ground of a motion for a new trial in which error is assigned on the exclusion of certain testimony is insufficient when it does not appear from the ground itself that the exclusion of the testimony was prejudicial to the complaining party.” Campbell v. Walker, 20 Ga. App.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Campbell v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
  2. Russ v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  3. Cason v. DicksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  4. Quillian v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Spivey v. LesterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929

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