Brown v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
Assuming the testimony of the witness Clark to be true, the defendant contends; that he did nothing more than admit that the whisky found by Clark and Aired was his; that the defendant did not say that the whisky was in his possession or under his control; that the defendant may have been admitting ownership of the whisky and still not be in possession or control thereof; that ownership of the whisky was not essential to possession; that, construing the statement in the light most unfavorable to the defendant, it amounts to no more than an incriminatory admission and as such is indirect or…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Pressley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Dumas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Suddeth v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Thompson v. KreutzerMississippi Supreme Court · 1916
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Zetterower v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952