Craig v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of sale of liquor; from city court of Polk county — ■ Judge Irwin. February 18, 1911.
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, O. J.
1. On the trial of one charged with illegally selling whisky, it is not error to admit evidence that the house where the accused lived was searched1 by an officer subsequently to the day on which the alleged sale was made, and that bottles of whisky and empty bottles which had contained whisky were found therein. Cole v. State, 120 Ga. 485 (48 S. E. 156) ; Taylor v. State, 5 Ga. App. 238 (62 S. E. 1048). The fact that the direct evidence was of a sale some months previous to the search of the house where the accused lived would only affect the weight or probative valué of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cole v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Beaty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
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