Case Name: Ashley v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1928-06-12
Citations: 38 Ga. App. 238
Docket Number: 18864
Parties: Ashley v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, O. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 38
Pages: 238–238

Head Matter:
18864.
Ashley v. The State.
Decided June 12, 1928.
¿7. L. Stephens, T. E. Hightower, for plaintiff in error.
Fred Kea, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
The jury were warranted in concluding from the evidence that the defendant, without sufficient provocation, struck John Rowland hard enough with-a heavy hoe to produce a fracture at the base of his skull. The evidence abundantly supports the verdict of assault and battery, and the court properly overruled the motion for a new trial, based solely upon the general grounds.
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, O. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.