Schley v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of gaming; from city court of Greensboro—Judge Brown. May 18, 1920. From the evidence it appears that the defendant was one of several negroes found together “back of Dr. Adams’ in Greensboro,” by deputy-sheriff Copelan, city-marshal Bethea, and W. D. Taylor, who went there because of information as to gambling, Taylor testifying that some information had come to him “about a crowd of white folks down there gambling,” and that he got Copelan to go down there.
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Accusation of gaming; from city court of Greensboro—Judge Brown. May 18, 1920. From the evidence it appears that the defendant was one of several negroes found together “back of Dr. Adams’ in Greensboro,” by deputy-sheriff Copelan, city-marshal Bethea, and W. D. Taylor, who went there because of information as to gambling, Taylor testifying that some information had come to him “about a crowd of white folks down there gambling,” and that he got Copelan to go down there. Copelan testified: “I found the negroes, seven of them, sitting in a ring, with cards in their hands, and I got a…
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
The facts in this case are somewhat similar to those in Frost v. State, 120 Ga. 311 (47 S. E. 901). A witness swore in part: “I found the negroes, seven of them, sitting in a ring, with cards in their hands, and I got a half-dollar off the ground.” The motion for a new trial contained only the usual general grounds. There was some slight evidence authorizing the verdict; and the verdict having been approved by the trial judge, under the repeated and uniform rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court a reviewing court is powerless to interfere. "When the verdict is apparently decidedly…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bradham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Frost v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927