Puckett v. State

Nov 13, 1924
No. 4438
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Beck
Beck, P. J.

The motion for new trial in this ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍case contains’ only the usual general grounds, that the verdict was contrary to the evidence and ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍decidedly against the weight of the evidence; but the record discloses that the evidence for the ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍State, if credible, was sufficient to support the verdict; and the jury being the judges of ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍the weight of the evidence, this court can not disturb the judgment of the lower court ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍refusing a new trial. Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.