Georgia Court of Appeals, 1968

Staggers v. State

Staggers v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided June 13, 1968 · Felton, Eberhardt, Whitman
162 S.E.2d 737; 118 Ga. App. 97; 1968 Ga. App. LEXIS 916 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Staggers v. State

Opinion

Felton, Chief Judge.

Where the appellant fails to appeal from the judgment overruling his motion for a new trial, the judgment and rulings on the motion for a new trial become the law of the case as to the grounds of the motion. Hill v. Willis, 224 Ga. 263 (161 SE2d 281); Crowley v. State, 118 Ga. App. 7.

Under the authorities cited the judgment on the verdict is affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

Eberhardt and Whitman, JJ., concur.

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