Georgia Court of Appeals, 1924

Hanson v. State

Hanson v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided April 16, 1924 · Bloodworth
32 Ga. App. 58; 122 S.E. 629; 1924 Ga. App. LEXIS 258

Hanson v. State

Opinion of the Court

Bloodworth, J.

“In this case the motion for a new (rial contained only the usual general grounds. There was some slight evidence authorizing the verdict; and, the 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 the evidence, the trial judge has a wide discretion as to granting or refusing a new trial; but when 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.” Toole v. Jones, 19 Ga. App. 24 (90 S. E. 732). See also Tate v. State, 30 Ga. App. 35 (116 S. E. 541); Usry v. State, 30 Ga. App. 180 (117 S. E. 108); King v. State, 30 Ga. App. 181 (117 S. E. 119); Williams v. State, 24 Ga. App. 53 (2) (99 S. E. 711).

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, G. J., and Lulce, J., concur.

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