Legal Opinion

Parker v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 21, 1888PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Continuance. Evidence. Jury and jurors. Before Judge Boynton. Rockdale superior court. August term, 1887. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

Parker was indicted in Rockdale superior court for carrying concealed weapons on November 1st, 1886. The indictment was found at the August term, 1887, of that court. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. He made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled by the court, and he excepted. The 1st, 2d and 3d grounds are the usual ones, that the verdict was contrary to law and to the evidence, etc. The 4th and 8th grounds *333relate to newly discovered evidence. The 5th and 7th grounds complain of the want of time on the part of the defendant' to prepare his case for trial. The…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Person v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. State v. HeapsUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Benefield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Ponder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API