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Tanksley v. StateTanksley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Dec 15, 1921
12951
Reporters:
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Before:
Luke

Lead Opinion

Luke, J.

The defendant was indicted upon two counts,— one charging ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍forgery, and the other charging the uttering of a forged instrument. The defendant was convicted upon both counts. The evidence did ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍not authorize the conviction under the count which charged the offense of forgery. There having been a conviction under both counts ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍of the indictment, and the evidence not authorizing the conviction under one of the counts, it was error for the court ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍to overrule his motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Bloodworth, J., concurs.





Dissenting Opinion

Broyles, C. J.,

dissenting. In my opinion the evidence was sufficient ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍to authorize the defendant’s conviction under both counts of the indictment.

Case Details

Case Name: Tanksley v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Dec 15, 1921
Citations: 28 Ga. App. 36; 110 S.E. 627; 1921 Ga. App. LEXIS 472; 12951
Docket Number: 12951
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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