Legal Opinion

Baggett v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 24, 1948No. 31912PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. Where there is a conflict between the bill of exceptions and the record, it is well settled that the record controls. See Harbinson v. Little Son, 51 Ga. App. 327 (2) (180 S.E. 496).

2. Evidence of unstamped whisky found on uninclosed land belonging to the defendant several hundred yards away from the house, with no trial leading from the house to the whisky, and the defendant not being seen anywhere about the whisky, is not sufficient to support a verdict of guilty of possessing the same. See Roper v. State, 67 Ga. App. 272 (19 S.E.2d 746); Summerville v. State, 68 Ga. App. 13 (21 S.E.2d…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
  2. Fountain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
  3. Roper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  4. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  5. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Stanley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  2. Blaylock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
  3. Aldridge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  4. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  5. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952

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