Banks v. State, 13 Ga. App. 182

‘Russell, J.

1. The judge of the superior court did not err ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍in refusing to sanction the certiorari.

2. The evidence as to the identity of the accused was sufficient to authorize the ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍jury to find that he was the person who sold the intoxicating liquors, although a large number of witnesses testified ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍that another and not he was the seller. Watson v. State, ante, 181 (78 S. E. 1014).

3. The testimony as to the identity of ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍the accused was positive and direct; and hence the trial judge did not err in omitting to charge the jury ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍on the law applicable to their consideration of circumstantial evidence.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Banks v. State

Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date Published: Aug 12, 1913

Citations: 13 Ga. App. 182; 78 S.E. 1014; 1913 Ga. App. LEXIS 96; 5046

Docket Number: 5046

Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.