Legal Opinion

McKenzie v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 14, 1921No. 12885PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Conviction of manslaughter; from Effingham superior court — Judge Strange. August 23, 1921.

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. The first ground of the amendment to the motion for a new trial complains that certain evidence was illegally admitted to the jury, and the only objection made to this evidence at the time, as stated in the motion, was that it was “ inadmissible.'’ In Andrews v. State, 118 Ga. 1 (43 S. E. 852), the Supreme Court held that “ All evidence is admitted as of course, unless a valid *795ground of objection is interposed, the burden being on the objecting party to state at the time some specific reason why it should not be admitted. A failure to malee such objection will be treated as a waiver, and…

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  2. Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Fouraker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  5. Bond v. SullivanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Blount v. KingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935

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