Mallory v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Mallory v. State, 62 Ga. 164 (Ga. 1878)
Jackson

Mallory v. State

Opinion

1. Where the court in considering a motion to suspend a case until a witness could come in, made by counsel who stated that he, the counsel, did not have notice that the evidence of the state would disclose the date or place or the other party to the game (the indictment being for gaming),and the court replied, “But your client knew,” and when the counsel alluded to the fact that the indictment specified another day, and said his client did not know, and the court replied “ the court thinks he did,’’ and added “that the state had the right to prove the offense any time within two years before the finding of the bill and that the law charged the defendant with notice : ”

Held, that there is no such expression or intimation of an opinion on the evidence as requires the grant of a new trial. 22 Go,., 403.

2. Nickels striked at cards need not be proven to be of value.

3. The evidence is sufficient to convict.

Reference

Full Case Name
Mallory v. The State of Georgia
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published