Legal Opinion

Holmes v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 6, 1910No. 2310PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Misdemeanor; from city court of Bichmond county — Judge Eve. November 9, 1909.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.

1. Both tlie venue and the fact that the offense charged was committed within the statute of limitations were proved directly and circumstantially.

2. Counsel has the right, in argument, to draw such inferences as he may see fit from the evidence adduced; and,' provided these inferences are properly sustained by evidence, it is not necessary that they be logical. The judge did not err in refusing to declare a mistrial, nor in holding that the State’s counsel had a right to discuss the results of the law, nor in merely saying,-in response to objection by the defendant’s counsel to the argument…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Cammons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  2. Cook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  3. A. G. Boone Co. v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  4. Pullen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  5. Byrd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949

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