Legal Opinion
Fowler v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 15, 1965No. 41378PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
In 'his brief defendant’s counsel has urged only two of the special grounds; thus all others are deemed abandoned. Tift v. McCaskill, 171 Ga. 289 (3) (155 SE 192); Lander Motors, Inc. v. Lee Tire &c. Co., 89 Ga. App. 194, 200 (78 SE2d 839).
One of the special grounds urged is that the solicitor in his opening statement to the jury asserted that the defendant had discussed with the prosecutrix some form of settlement, and that the court erred in refusing a mistrial on account of that remark by him.
The record discloses that when the motion for mistrial was made the court…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Teasley v. BradleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Purcell v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Akers v. Kirke & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Williams v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Blake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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- Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Commonwealth v. KennedyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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