Legal Opinion

Goodwyne v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 15, 1928No. 18802PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBioodwoeth, J.

1. The court did uot err in overruling the demurrer to the indictment.

2. Grounds 6 and 8 of the motion for a new trial are not approved and can not be considered by this court. Moore v. State, 27 Ga. App. 781(4) (110 S.E. 55); Durrett v. McWhorter, 161 Ga. 179, 186 (10) (129 S. E. 870).

3. “The judge should explain to the jury the meaning of technical terms which occur in his instructions; but a failure to do so will not generally be a ground for a new trial, in the absence of an appropriate and timely written request for such explanation.” Holmes v. Clisby, 121 Ga. 241(7) (48 S. E. 934, 104…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Holmes v. ClisbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Pickens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  4. Stovall Co. v. Shepherd Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  5. Durrett v. McWhorterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Caito v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  2. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Bentley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  4. Kitchens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  5. Christian v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930

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