Strickland v. State

Nov 13, 1928
19190
Reporters:
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Before:
Broyles
Broyles, O. J.

1. “The evidence in support- of the defense of alibi was not of ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍such clear and strong probative value as to require from the court an instruction on the law of alibi, especially in the absence of a timely written request.” Bonner v. State, 26 Ga. App. 185 ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍(6) (105 S. E. 863), and cit.

Under this ruling and the facts of the instant ease, the failure to charge the law of alibi was not error.

2. The remaining ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍grounds of the amendment to the motion for a new trial (ground 6 being expressly abandoned in the brief of counsel for the plaintiff in error) show no ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍cause for a reversal of the judgment.

3. The verdict was amply authorized by the evidence, and the refusal to grant a new trial was not error.

Judgment affirmed.

Luke and Bloodworth, ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍JJ., concur. Hubert F. Rawls, for plaintiff in error. A. B. Spence, solicitor-general, T. R. Gress, assistant attorney-general, contra.