Sterling v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Evidence. Motive. Conduct of trial. Charge of court. Before Judge Eish. Sumter superior court. November term, 1891. Sterling was indicted for assault with intent to murder Phillips, and was found guilty with a recommendation to mercy. He moved for a new trial; the motion was overruled, and he excepted.
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Criminal law. Evidence. Motive. Conduct of trial. Charge of court. Before Judge Eish. Sumter superior court. November term, 1891. Sterling was indicted for assault with intent to murder Phillips, and was found guilty with a recommendation to mercy. He moved for a new trial; the motion was overruled, and he excepted. The first special ground of the motion is as follows; Before any evidence had been introduced, the solicitor-general was proceeding to open the case to the jury; he stated what he expected to prove, and also stated that he hoped to prove, but did not know whether he could prove it…
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment affirmed.
The first special ground of the motion is as follows; Before any evidence had been introduced, the solicitor-general was proceeding to open the case to the jury; he stated what he expected to prove, and also stated that he hoped to prove, but did not know whether he could prove it or not, that the motive actuating the defendant to make the assault was, that Phillips was the night watchman at the guano factory in Americus, that the defendant was a recent employee just arrived to take his position at that factory, and that the defendant himself said: “ I have worked as night…
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