Case Name: Sturkey v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1902-11-12
Citations: 116 Ga. 526
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sturkey v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concurring, except Lumpkin, P. J., absent, and Candler, J., not presiding.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 116
Pages: 526–526

Head Matter:
Sturkey v. The State.
Argued October 22,
Decided November 12, 1902.
Indictment for carrying concealed weapon. Before.Judge Butt. Muscogee .superior couft. July 8, 1902.
H. C. Cameron and Freer & Love, for plaintiff in error.
S. P. Gilbert; solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Fish, J.
The evidence was sufficient to support the verdict; the alleged newly discovered evidence was either merely cumulative or impeaching; and even if the sentence imposed had been excessive, it would not have been a good ground for granting a new trial. Burgamy v. State, 114 Ga. 852.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concurring, except Lumpkin, P. J., absent, and Candler, J., not presiding.