Supreme Court of Georgia, 1936

Fowler v. State

Fowler v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided January 17, 1936 · Bell
181 Ga. 685; 183 S.E. 790; 1936 Ga. LEXIS 408

Fowler v. State

Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

1. Tlie testimony of the female alleged to have been raped was not so inherently improbable as to be unworthy of belief as a matter of law. Under all the facts and circumstances her credibility was an issue to be determined by the jury..

2. The evidence authorized the verdict, and the court did not err in overruling the motion for new trial based solely on the general grounds.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices conew.

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