Georgia Court of Appeals, 1929

Scott v. State

Scott v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided July 9, 1929 · Bloodworth
40 Ga. App. 144; 148 S.E. 924; 1929 Ga. App. LEXIS 54

Scott v. State

Opinion of the Court

Bloodworth, J.

“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 Smith v. Barr, 32 Ga. App. 53 (8) (122 S. E. 626); Johnson v. State, 33 Ga. App. 148 (125 S. E. 734).

Judgment affirmed.

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

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