Legal Opinion

Faulkner v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 23, 1960No. 38345PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Frankum, Judge.

Only slight evidence is required to authorize the revocation of a sentence being served on probation. Waters v. State, 80 Ga. App. 104 (55 S. E. 2d 76); Allen v. State, 78 Ga. App. 526 (51 S. E. 2d 571).

The evidence charging the defendant with the offense of gambling on January 25, 1960, is entirely circumstantial, but was sufficient to authorize the trial judge to conclude that the defendant had committed the offense of gambling with cards. The testimony revealed that officers with a search warrant raided a house and found, among other things, the defendant seated at a table…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  2. Waters v. State.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  3. Atkinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  4. Pacetti v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  5. Johnson v. Bradstreet Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1888

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Sellers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  2. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  4. Wellons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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