Bird v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for larceny of automobile; from Gordon superior court ■ — ■ Judge Tarver. April 21, 1920. Application for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court. The indictment charged W. II. Bird with larceny of an automobile of G. S. King on September 9, 1919. The defendant stated that the automobile found in his possession and claimed by King was bought by himself from T. L. Perkins in the State of Tennessee.
Read the full summary
Indictment for larceny of automobile; from Gordon superior court ■ — ■ Judge Tarver. April 21, 1920. Application for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court. The indictment charged W. II. Bird with larceny of an automobile of G. S. King on September 9, 1919. The defendant stated that the automobile found in his possession and claimed by King was bought by himself from T. L. Perkins in the State of Tennessee. He offered, as evidence relating to his purchase of the car, a certificate of the clerk of a county court of Tennessee, which states “that T. L. Perkins has transferred a Ford car to…
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
1. There being evidence that the automobile and other articles alleged to have been stolen were found in the defendant’s recent possession, and the jury having failed to accept his contention that the automobile so found was not the automobile stolen, and having failed to believe his explanation as to his recent possession of the lap-robe and the curtains, which wore identified as being the property of the prosecutor, and having by their verdict found against his defense of alibi, this court cannot hold that the trial judge erred in overruling the motion for a new trial on the general…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Eckman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919