Franklin v. State

Apr 8, 1935
24685
Reporters:
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Before:
Guerry
Guerry, J.

While it is necessary in the prosecution ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍of one for operating an automobile when under the influence of some intoxicant to prove ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍that he dids operate the automobile (Austin v. State, 47 Ga. App. 191, 170 S. E. 86), yet this may be proved ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍either by direct or circumstantial evidence; and there were sufficient circumstances, together with admissions ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍of the defendant, for the jury to conclude that he did operate the automobile as ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍charged.

Judgment affirmed:

Broyles, O. J., amd MacIntyre, J., concur.