Georgia Court of Appeals, 1909

Brown v. State

Brown v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided July 31, 1909 · Russell
6 Ga. App. 538; 65 S.E. 361; 1909 Ga. App. LEXIS 370

Brown v. State

Opinion of the Court

Russell, J.

Tlie defendant being charged with the offense of being intoxicated within the curtilage of another’s dwelling, and his drunkenness or sobriety therefore being a most material issue, and the court having- in the charge to thejury expressed an opinion that the defendant was intoxicated on the occasion in question, a new trial is demanded. Renal Code, § 1032.. Judgment reversed.

James B. Conyers, Ben J. Conyers, for plaintiff in error. Watt E. Milner, solicitor, contra.

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