Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 14, 1914No. 5614PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Accusation of sale of liquor; from city court of Washington— Judge Wynne. March 7, 1914.

1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.

Where one charged with the offense of selling intoxicating liquor makes the defense that he was acting merely as agent for the purchaser, it devolves upon the jury trying the case to determine his actual relation to the act charged; and where the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict rendered, the discretion of the trial judge in denying a motion for new trial, based entirely on the weakness of the proof offered in behalf of the State, will not be interfered with. Judgment affirmed.

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mulling v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916