Supreme Court of Georgia, 1948

Waits v. State

Waits v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided September 7, 1948 · JENKINS, Chief Justice.
49 S.E.2d 492; 204 Ga. 295; 1948 Ga. LEXIS 398 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Waits v. State

Opinion of the Court

1. "A motion to set aside a verdict and judgment is not an appropriate remedy in a criminal case." Claughton v. State, 179 Ga. 157 (175 S.E. 470), citing Brown v. State, 150 Ga. 585 (104 S.E. 428); McDonald v. State, 126 Ga. 536 (55 S.E. 235); Hughes v. State, 159 Ga. 818 (5) (127 S.E. 109); Gravitt v. State, 165 Ga. 779 (3) (142 S.E. 100).

2. Under the foregoing ruling, the trial court did not err in dismissing on motion of the solicitor-general the instant motion to set aside a verdict and judgment rendered March 3, 1947, in a criminal case in which the defendant was convicted and sentenced for robbery by force and violence.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur, except Bell, J., absent on account of illness.

No. 16320. SEPTEMBER 7, 1948. REHEARING DENIED SEPTEMBER 15, 1948. *Page 296

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