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Truitt v. StateTruitt v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jan 12, 1906
Reporters:
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Before:
Evans
Evans, J.

1. A complaint that ‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍a sentence is excessive can not properly be-made a ground ‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍of a motion for a new trial. Bellinger v. State, 116 Ga. 545; McCollum v. State, 119 Ga. 308.

2. ‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍The evidence supported the verdict, and the trial judge ‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍did not abuse-his discretion in refusing to grant a new ‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍trial.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Truitt v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Jan 12, 1906
Citations: 124 Ga. 657; 52 S.E. 890; 1906 Ga. LEXIS 576
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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