Legal Opinion

Griffin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 1, 1890PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Larceny. Criminal law. J’ractice. Evidence. Confessions. Charge of court. Before Judge Ealligant. Chatham superior court. June term, 18n0. Reported in tbe decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Blandeord, Justice.

The plaintiff in error was indicted and found guilty of larceny, in that he was charged with taking and carrying away from a vessel belonging to the Ocean Steamship.Company, while in the port of Savannah, certain personal property. He moved for a new trial which was overruled by the court, and he excepted.

The first assignment of error in the motion for a new trial is, because the court allowed McDermot to testify as to an alleged confession made by defendant of larcenies committed at various times from the Ocean Steamship Company. It is manifest that in this ground *259of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stover v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
  2. Hall v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1858
  3. Graves v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
  4. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
  5. Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1866

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Manley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
  2. Byrd v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Morris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
  4. Holliday v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916

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