Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 28, 1925No. 4255PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

1. The evidence being insufficient to support the verdict finding the defendant guilty, it was contrary to law.

2. In view of the holding in the preceding headnote, the assignments of error predicated upon the charge of the court need not he considered.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur, except Russell, O. J., dissenting. Culpepper & Murphy and B. C. Johnson, for plaintiff in error. George M. Napier, attorney-general, E. M. Owen, solicitor-general, T. B. Gress, assistant attorney-general, E. J. Beagan, and E. F. Dupree, contra.

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Suber v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  2. Griffith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933