Case Name: JOURNIGAN v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1928-11-14
Citations: 38 Ga. App. 740
Docket Number: 19155
Parties: JOURNIGAN v. THE STATE.
Judges: Broyles, G. J., and Luke, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 38
Pages: 740–741

Head Matter:
19155.
JOURNIGAN v. THE STATE.
Decided November 14, 1928.
Ben Smith, for plaintiff in error.
W. G. Parker, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Bloodworth, J.
1. When the entire charge given to the jury and all the facts and circumstances of the case are considered, there is no merit in any of the special grounds of the motion for a new trial.
2. "There was some slight evidence authorizing the verdict; and, the verdict having been approved by the trial judge, under the repeated and uniform rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court a reviewing court is powerless to interfere. When the verdict is apparently decidedly against the weight of the evidence, the trial judge has a wide discretion as to granting or refusing a new trial; but whenever there is any evidence, however slight, to support a verdict which has been approved by the trial judge, this court is absolutely without authority to control the judgment of the trial court." Toole v. Jones, 19 Ga. App. 24 (90 S. E. 732). See Smith v. Barr, 32 Ga. App. 53 (8) (122 S. E. 626); Johnson v. State, 33 Ga. App. 148 (125 S. E. 734).
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, G. J., and Luke, J., concur.