Georgia Court of Appeals, 1923

Hall v. State

Hall v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided May 17, 1923 · Luke
30 Ga. App. 293; 117 S.E. 775; 1923 Ga. App. LEXIS 418

Hall v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

1. There was some evidence to authorize the verdict, which has the approval of the trial judge.

2. None of the special grounds of the motion for a new trial requires another hearing of the case.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, O. J., and Bloodwortli, J., concur. Lulce, J., dissents. V. E. Padgett, for plaintiff in error. Alvin V. Sellers, solicitor-general, contra.

Dissenting Opinion

Luke, J.,

dissenting. The defendant was tried upon an indictment charging rape. The jury convicted him of assault and battery. Under the evidence in this case, a verdict of assault and battery was unauthorized. It is clear from the evidence that the illicit relation of the parties was agreed to. It was, in my opinion, therefore, error to overrule the motion for a new trial.

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