Case Name: Fowler v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1936-01-17
Citations: 181 Ga. 685
Docket Number: No. 11105
Parties: Fowler v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices conew.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 181
Pages: 685–685

Head Matter:
Fowler v. The State.
No. 11105.
January 17, 1936.
Rehearing denied February 21, 1936.
A. H. Burtz and John 8. Wood, for plaintiff in error.
M. J. Yeomans, attorney-general, H. G. Vandiviere, solicitor-general, and George L. Goode, assistant attorney-general, contra.

Opinion:
Bell, Justice.
1. Tlie testimony of the female alleged to have been raped was not so inherently improbable as to be unworthy of belief as a matter of law. Under all the facts and circumstances her credibility was an issue to be determined by the jury..
2. The evidence authorized the verdict, and the court did not err in overruling the motion for new trial based solely on the general grounds.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices conew.