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Alexander v. StateAlexander v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 18, 1898
Reporters:
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Before:
Fish
Fish, J.

Where there is an assignment of ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‍error that the verdict is contrary to law and the evidence, and the brief ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‍of evidence contains --no Pro°f whatever of the venue, a new trial will be ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‍granted. Carter v. State, 48 Ga. 43; Cloud v. State, 73 Ga. 126; Davis v. State, 82 Ga. 205.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concurring, except Simmons, C. J., and Lumpkin, P. J., absent. Accusation ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‍of selling liquor. Before Judge Hammond. City court of Griffin. September term, 1898. J. Chestney ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‍Smith, for plaintiff in error. Joseph D. Boyd, solicitor, contra.

Case Details

Case Name: Alexander v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Nov 18, 1898
Citations: 105 Ga. 834; 31 S.E. 754; 1898 Ga. LEXIS 733
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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