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Mehaffey v. StateMehaffey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Mar 11, 1902
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Simmons
Simmons, C. J.

1. Under the facts disclosed in the ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍record, the presiding judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to grant a continuance.

2. A statement by ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍the presiding judge in a criminal case, that he would not approve an application to the Governor for ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍a certain witness then confined in the penitentiary, is no ground for exception where it appears that such ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍application was never prepared or presented to the judge for approval.

3. The evidence was sufficient to authorize the ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring, except Little, J., absent.

Case Details

Case Name: Mehaffey v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Mar 11, 1902
Citations: 114 Ga. 852; 40 S.E. 993; 1902 Ga. LEXIS 814
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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