Webb v. May

A plea of guilty to a charge of violating a criminal statute is admissible against the offender in a civil negligence action against him where the negligence relied on grew out of the violation of the statute. Roper v. Scott, 77 Ga. App. 120 (2) (48 S. E. 2d 118). In such cases the authenticated copies of the proceedings in the criminal case are introduced as court papers. However, in the instant case the court did not allow the plea of guilty in evidence as a court paper, but admitted it as “some paper” allegedly signed by the defendant Foulks. The plaintiff sought to introduce in evidence…