Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 10, 1911No. 3536PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Accusation of sale of liquor; from city court of Houston county. Judge Brunson. May 22, 1911.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.

Frank Williams was convicted of selling spirituous and intoxicating liquors in violation of what is commonly known as the '“prohibition law,” and his motion for a new trial was overruled. He complains of no especial error, but contends that his conviction was without anjr evidence, and in his amended motion he asks for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The case was tried by the judge without the intervention of a jury. Two witnesses swore positively that on the day stated in the accusation they were at the house of the accused, and that on that day they, in company with…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Polite v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Scoggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  2. May v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  4. Calhoun v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  5. Ware v. LamarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916

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