Case Name: WARD v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1920-12-16
Citations: 26 Ga. App. 61
Docket Number: 11710
Parties: WARD v. THE STATE.
Judges: Broyles, G. J., and Luke, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 26
Pages: 61–62

Head Matter:
11710.
WARD v. THE STATE.
It is not necessary that there shall be the same strictness as to the admission of evidence when a ease is by agreement tried by the judge without a jury as when it is tried by a jury, since the judge is supposed to know the rules of evidence and to be able to apply them in the final determination of the case.
The verdict was authorized by evidence, and the exceptions do not point out any error that would require a new trial.
Decided December 16, 1920.
Accusation of abandonment of child; from city court of Bainbridge— Judge Spooner. June 25, 1920.
McMillan & Erwin, W. F. Ouster, for plaintiff in error.

Opinion:
Bloodworth, J.
This was a case of abandonment of a child. By agreement it was submitted to the judge, who passed upon the ease without the intervention of a jury. In such a case it is not necessary that the same strictness as to the admission of evidence be adhered to as when the case is submitted to a jury, as the judge, upon a final determination of the case, is supposed to be able to " sift the wheat from the chaff, " and from the legal evidence alone determine the issues. There was some evidence to support the finding of the judge that the city court of Bainbridge had jurisdiction of the case; and, when all the facts are considered, the exceptions to the rulings of the court do not point out any error that would require the grant of a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, G. J., and Luke, J., concur.