Newman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Simple larceny, in Richmond Superior Court. Tried before Judge Holt, at November Term, 1858. James Newman, Senior, and Wade Newman, were indicted for hog stealing. The defendants severed, and James Newman, Senior, was put upon his trial. At the conclusion of the testimony, the case was argued before the jury, who brought in a verdict of guilty with a recommendation to mercy.
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Simple larceny, in Richmond Superior Court. Tried before Judge Holt, at November Term, 1858. James Newman, Senior, and Wade Newman, were indicted for hog stealing. The defendants severed, and James Newman, Senior, was put upon his trial. At the conclusion of the testimony, the case was argued before the jury, who brought in a verdict of guilty with a recommendation to mercy. The defendant being dissatisfied with the verdict of the jury, moved the Court for a new trial, upon the following ground: “ That the verdict of the jury was contrary to law and evidence and the charge of the Court,”…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
McDonald J.
delivering the opinion.
The defendant was presented by the grand jury of Richmond county for the offence of simple larceny. Stealing hogs was the charge. He was tried and convicted. He moved for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict of the jury was contrary to law, evidence and the charge of the Court. The Court refused the motion and the defendant' excepted. We are not disposed to interfere with the verdict of a jury in a criminal cause, especially when we have the *634evidence that the Judge who tried it, is satisfied with the verdict, which is to be implied from…
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