Maxwell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Maxwell v. State

110 S.E. 420, 28 Ga. App. 120, 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 335

Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided January 18, 1922·No. 13046·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

Bloodworth, J.

1. “A new trial will not be granted in a criminal ease because of the relationship within the prohibited degrees of a juror to the accused, although such relationship was unknown to the accused and his counsel until after verdict.” Downing v. State, 114 Ga. 30 (1) (39 S. E. 927); Barnes v. State, 17 Ga. App. 266 (2) (86 S. E. 461).

2. No error of law is shown to have been committed; the jury, who are the final arbiters where there is conflicting evidence, believed that of the State; the trial judge approved their finding; and the judgment is Affirmed.

Broyles, C. J., and Luke, J., concur.

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Bloodworth, J.

1. “A new trial will not be granted in a criminal ease because of the relationship within the prohibited degrees of a juror to the accused, although such relationship was unknown to the accused and his counsel until after verdict.” Downing v. State, 114 Ga. 30 (1) (39 S. E. 927); Barnes v. State, 17 Ga. App. 266 (2) (86 S. E. 461).

2. No error of law is shown to have been committed; the jury, who are the final arbiters where there is conflicting evidence, believed that of the State; the trial judge approved their finding; and the judgment is Affirmed.

Broyles, C. J., and Luke, J., concur.

Maxwell v. State, 110 S.E. 420, 28 Ga. App. 120, 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 335 (Ga. Ct. App. 1922).

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