McKelvin v. State

Dec 9, 1915
6922
Reporters:
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Before:
Broyles
Broyles, J.

1. An assignment of error upon the ground that the ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‍verdict rendered was contrary to the charge of the court is equivalent to a complaint that the verdict was contrary to ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‍law; and such an exception “does not present for decision any legal question.” Napier v. Burkett, 113 Ga. 607 (38 S. E. 941); Wight v. Schmidt, 111 Ga. 858 (36 S. E. 937); Roberts v. Keeler, 111 Ga. 184-6 ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‍(36 S. E. 617).

2. The instructions complained of are not erroneous for any of the reasons assigned.

3. There is no merit ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‍in any of the other special assignments of error.

4. The evidence authorized the verdict, and the court did not err in ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‍overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

Russell, O. J., dissents.