Dougherty v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for seduction; from Forsyth superior court — Judge Morris. November 9, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
Homer Dougherty was convicted of the crime of seduction; and he brings error to this court, challenging the correctness of the judgment of the lower court in overruling his motion for a new trial. The general grounds of his motion may be disposed of by the statement that while the evidence of his guilt depends entirely upon the testimony of the injured female, her testimony, if *92credible (and this was a matter entirely for the jury ), was sufficient, under the law applicable to the facts, to sustain the verdict against him. The special assignments of error contained in the amended motion for a…
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