Legal Opinion

Fowler v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 1, 1947No. 16036PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The issue of fact as to what occurred at the time of the shooting was a question for the jury, and there being sufficient evidence to authorize the verdict, the court did not err in overruling a motion for new trial on the general grounds.

The first ground of the amended motion* is based upon newly discovered evidence of John Jenkins. - This witness had testified as a State’s witness, that a few minutes before the homicide the deceased was walking in a path toward and near the rear of the home of the accused, and that he called the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
  2. Burge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  3. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  4. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  5. Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Curry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Bullington v. ChandlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  3. Curry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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