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Cliett v. StateCliett v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Feb 11, 1909
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Lumpkin
Lumpkin, J.

1. The ease was not one depending wholly upon circumstantial evidence, and it ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‍furnished no ground for a new trial that the court failed to charge the law touching such evidence.

2. The charge which was given did not make it ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‍erroneous not to instruct, the jury fully on the subject mentioned.

3. The refusal to grant a continuance on the ground of the absence of one of the attorneys ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‍for the defendant furnished no cause of reversal, where the defendant testified and introduced evidence to show that he relied mainly on the attorney who was present ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‍and whom he had employed,, and that the absent attorney had been retained by members of his family, and failed to show a ground for such absence ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‍which -would require-the case to be postponed.

4. The evidence sustained the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

All conew.

Case Details

Case Name: Cliett v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Feb 11, 1909
Citations: 132 Ga. 36; 63 S.E. 626; 1909 Ga. LEXIS 31
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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