Case Name: Mehaffey v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1902-03-11
Citations: 114 Ga. 852
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mehaffey v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concurring, except Little, J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 114
Pages: 852–852

Head Matter:
Mehaffey v. The State.
Submitted February 17,
Decided March 11, 1902.
Indictment for perjury. Before Judge Candler. Rabun superior court. December 16, 1901.
W. S. Paris, for plaintiff in error.
W. A. Charters, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Simmons, C. J.
1. Under the facts disclosed in the record, the presiding judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to grant a continuance.
2. A statement by the presiding judge in a criminal case, that he would not approve an application to the Governor for a certain witness then confined in the penitentiary, is no ground for exception where it appears that such application was never prepared or presented to the judge for approval.
3. The evidence was sufficient to authorize the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concurring, except Little, J., absent.