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Harris v. StateHarris v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 6, 1901
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Simmons
Simmons, C. J.

1. The court charged generally as ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍to the impeachment of witnesses; and if more specific instructions were desired, a proper request ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍to that effect should have been made. Downing v. Stale, 114 Ga. 30.

2. A new trial will not be granted because ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍of newly discovered evidence, when that evidence is merely impeaching in its character.

3. The evidence ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍amply supported the verdict, and the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍refusing a new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring.

Case Details

Case Name: Harris v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Nov 6, 1901
Citations: 114 Ga. 35; 39 S.E. 928; 1901 Ga. LEXIS 554
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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