Legal Opinion

Pierce v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 14, 1930No. 20486PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. Special grounds 1 and 2 are each based upon alleged errors in the charge of the court, it being alleged in each that there was no evidence to support it. Neither ground is erroneous for the reason alleged. Moreover, several unimpeached witnesses swore positively and without contradiction that each had bought liquor directly from the defendant, and, therefore, the evidence demanded the verdict. When this is true “it is immaterial what the judge charged or failed to charge the jury.” See Cherry v. State, 38 Ga. App. 388 (2) (144 S. E. 50), and cit.

2. In special ground 3 the court is alleged…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hagar v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  2. Cherry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Cauley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  3. Amoson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  4. Harper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  5. Amoson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943

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