Legal Opinion

Walls v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1951No. 33293PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, P. J.

Newton E. Gunning, James R. Garmon, Ann Walls, and Ann Hanson, were jointly indicted for robbery. Ann Walls elected to sever and to be tried separately. Her motion for a new trial, based upon the usual general grounds and seven special grounds, was overruled and she excepted.

“The jury were the sole judges of the facts and it was their privilege to draw their conclusions from the entire evidence or from any part of it.” Sutton v. State, 123 Ga. 125, 127 (51 S. E. 316). “It is the prerogative of the jury to believe certain parts only of the defendant’s statement and to combine those parts with…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Stone v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Hyde v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  4. Reaves v. Columbus Electric & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
  5. Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Curtis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  2. Hart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. SPRINGFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  4. Carver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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