Georgia Court of Appeals, 1922

Odom v. State

Odom v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided May 9, 1922 · Bloodworth
28 Ga. App. 545; 112 S.E. 379; 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 672

Odom v. State

Opinion of the Court

Bloodworth, J.

1. There is no merit in any of the grounds of the motion for a new trial.

2. There is evidence to support the finding of the jury, and β€œthe verdict having been approved by the trial judge, under the repeated and uniform rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court a reviewing court is powerless to interfere. When the verdict is apparently decidedly against the weight of evidence, the trial judge has a wide discretion as to granting or refusing a new trial; but whenever there is any evidence, however slight, to support a verdict which has been approved by the trial judge, this court is absolutely without authority to control the judgment of the trial court.” Bradham v. State, 21 Ga. App 510 (94 S. E. 618), and cit.

Judgment affirmed.

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

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