Harrison v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for robbery; from Fulton superior court — Judge Humphries. October 27, 1921. Harrison, the plaintiff in error, was indicted jointly with Cathey for robber}!, but was tried separately.
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Indictment for robbery; from Fulton superior court — Judge Humphries. October 27, 1921. Harrison, the plaintiff in error, was indicted jointly with Cathey for robber}!, but was tried separately. The testimony referred to in the first paragraph of the decision was that of a witness for the State who testified that Cathey came to the place of business of the witness the day after the alleged robbery and left with him a roll of money which Cathey said was his (Cathey’s) wife’s money, and wanted him to keep the money until Cathey’s return from “ a raid on which he was going;” and that Cathey…
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. Hnder the facts of the case the admission of the testimony complained of in the first ground of the amendment to the motion for a new trial was not error.
2. There is no merit in ground 2 of the amendment to the motion for a new trial. The record shows that a witness for the defendant, who had just testified to the good character of the accused, was asked by the solicitor-general, on cross-examination, the following question: " Did you know that this man Harrison, the defendant, is charged with the offense of stealing gasoline from a drug-store out here in West End, breaking into the…
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