Head v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for rape. Before Judge Searcy. Butts superior court. September 16, 1915. Gus Head'was tried under an indictment for rape.. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and recommended him to the mercy of the court. The judge sentenced the accused to a term of three years in the State penitentiary. The defendant made a motion for new trial, and excepted to the judgment overruling the motion.
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Indictment for rape. Before Judge Searcy. Butts superior court. September 16, 1915. Gus Head'was tried under an indictment for rape.. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and recommended him to the mercy of the court. The judge sentenced the accused to a term of three years in the State penitentiary. The defendant made a motion for new trial, and excepted to the judgment overruling the motion. The injured female was a girl eleven years of age, — a sister of the wife of the accused. Her father and mother were dead, and she had been living with the accused and his wife for three years. She…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Some of the grounds of the motion for new trial are incomplete and can not be understood without resorting to an examination of the brief of evidence, and fail to present any question for decision. Sims v. Sims, 131 Ga. 262 (62 S. E. 192).
2. Such of the grounds of the motion as are sufficiently definite to present any question for decision are without merit, and are not of such character as to require elaboration.
3. The evidence was sufficient to support the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur. O. M. Buhe, for plaintiff in error. Clifford Walker, attorney-general, JE. M.…
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