O'Bannon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal Law. Larceny. Charge of Court. Practice in Superior Court. Before Judge Simmons. Bibb Superior Court, April Term, 1885. Charles O’Bannon was indicted for the larceny from the house of a ring belonging to Mrs. Laura P. Holdridge. On the trial, he ivas found guilty. He moved for a new trial on the following grounds: (1), (2.) Because the verdict was contrary to law and evidence.
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Criminal Law. Larceny. Charge of Court. Practice in Superior Court. Before Judge Simmons. Bibb Superior Court, April Term, 1885. Charles O’Bannon was indicted for the larceny from the house of a ring belonging to Mrs. Laura P. Holdridge. On the trial, he ivas found guilty. He moved for a new trial on the following grounds: (1), (2.) Because the verdict was contrary to law and evidence. (3.) Because of the following colloquy between the court and jury, the latter having returned into court aftear being out for some time: The court. “What is the trouble? One of the jury. “The trouble in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandeord, Justice.
The plaintiff in error was indicted and found guilty of the offense of larceny from the house in the superior court of Bibb county. Upon the refusal of a new trial, moved for by him, he filed his bill of ^ :& *32writ of error to this court to review and reverse that ruling.
1. The main ground of error insisted on is that the court erred in certain responses he made to suggestions and inquiries made by the jury. One of the jury :■ “ As to his guilt, if he appropriated it at first,-or in the use of it after-wards.” The court replied: “The only question is, whether he took it with…
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