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Senior v. StateSenior v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jul 28, 1920
11595
Reporters:
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Before:
Bloodworth
Bloodworth, J.

In no case where the motion for new trial contains the general grounds only, and ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍there is a conflict in the evidence, is this court called upon to say which witness or witnesses spoke the truth. This is a question entirely for the jury, under ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍a proper charge of the court. ■ In such a case all that is necessary for this court to determine is whether or not there is any evidence to support the ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍verdict. In this case there is “some” evidence to support the verdict, for a witness testified: ■ “We found some whisky there about 35 steps from his house, right in ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍the edge of the yard. It was just below his yard, on his premises. There *542was a gallon jug, two quarts, and three or four coca-cola bottles full.” The trial judge ‍‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‍was satisfied with the verdict, and we cannot interfere.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, C. J., and Luke, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Senior v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jul 28, 1920
Citations: 25 Ga. App. 541; 103 S.E. 730; 1920 Ga. App. LEXIS 61; 11595
Docket Number: 11595
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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