Case Name: Johnson v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1927-05-11
Citations: 36 Ga. App. 771
Docket Number: 18027
Parties: Johnson v. The State.
Judges: Luke and Bloodwortk, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 36
Pages: 771–771

Head Matter:
18027.
Johnson v. The State.
Decided May 11, 1927.
Branch & Howard, B. H. Burgess, for plaintiff in error.
Claude C. Smith, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The motion for a new trial contained the usual general grounds only. The evidence for the State, combined with portions of the defendant's statement to the jury (and it is well settled that the jury can believe portions of a defendant's statement and disbelieve the rest of it), authorized the verdict, and the refusal to grant a new trial was not error.
Judgment affirmed.
Luke and Bloodwortk, JJ., concur.