Jenkins v. State

Jul 8, 1913
4978
Reporters:
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Before:
Hill
Hill, C. J.

1. The evidence tending to establish an alibi was weak ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍and inconclusive, and there was no error in not charging the jury specifically on the subject; especially in the absence of a request ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍to give such a charge. Smith v. State, 6 Ga. App. 577 (65 S. E. 300).

2. The ruling of the trial judge in excluding from the evidence testimony offered ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍to impeach a witness on a matter wholly immaterial and irrelevant to the issue was not erroneous.

3. The alleged newly discovered evidence ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍being merely impeaching in character, there was no abuse of discretion in the refusal to grant a new trial on that ground.

4. No ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍error of law appears, and the evidence clearly supports the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.