Georgia Court of Appeals, 1929

Grayson v. State

Grayson v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided May 14, 1929 · Luke
39 Ga. App. 673; 148 S.E. 309; 1929 Ga. App. LEXIS 503

Grayson v. State

Opinion of the Court

Luke, J.

1. In proving the time of the commission of an offense the State is not, as a general rule, restricted to proof of the date alleged in the indictment, but is permitted to prove its commission on any date within the statute of limitations. Penal Code (1910), § 954.

2. Where one is on trial for the offense of having intoxicating liquors in his possession in a described automobile at a designated point, evidence tending to show that he had such liquors in his possession at another place shortly before the particular transaction alleged in the indictment is admissible as a circumstance pointing to his guilt.

3. The evidence authorized the verdict, and for no reason pointed out did the court err in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, G. J., and Bloockoorth, J., concur.

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