Legal Opinion

Wood v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 29, 1956No. 36054Published

1Opinion of the CourtGardner, P. J.

Counsel for the defendant contends that the evidence for the State failed to prove the corpus delicti. We have set out the evidence somewhat in detail. It shows beyond peradventure that the jury were amply authorized, under the evidence, to find that the corpus delicti was proved and that the defendant was engaged in the maintaining and operation of the crime charged in Cobb County within the statute of limitations. This contention is without merit.

The one special ground assigns error as follows: “Because movant contends that the court erred in charging the jury as follows: ‘If upon…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  2. Delk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  3. Hayden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  4. Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
  5. Tyre v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927

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