Case Name: Jolly v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1909-01-27
Citations: 5 Ga. App. 454
Docket Number: 1511
Parties: Jolly v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 454–454

Head Matter:
1511.
Jolly v. The State.
Accusation of assault and battery, from city court of Oglethorpe- ■ — Judge Greer. October 14, 1908.
Argued December 8, 1908.
Decided January 27, 1909.
Hixon & Greer, L. J. Blalock, for plaintiff in error.
Jule Felton, solicitor,- contra.

Opinion:
Russell, J.
The determination of the credibility of the witnesses is so-exclusively within the province of the jury that the verdict finding a defendant guilty is not affected by the fact that that verdict is supported by the testimony of only one witness, whose testimony is directly in conflict with a large number of witnesses who had equal opportunity of knowing the facts, and' who, so far as appears from the record, are-worthy of credit. In the absence of any error on the part of the court or any irregularity which may have prejudiced the defendant, such a verdict, approved by the trial judge, is absolutely conclusive; because this court is without jurisdiction to review a finding upon the-facts, which is supported by sufficient evidence.
Judgment affirmed.