Case Name: Clemons, alias Dawkins, v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1924-12-19
Citations: 159 Ga. 425
Docket Number: No. 4619
Parties: Clemons, alias Dawkins, v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 159
Pages: 425–425

Head Matter:
Clemons, alias Dawkins, v. The State.
No. 4619.
December 19, 1924.
Murder. Before Judge E. D. Thomas. Fulton superior court,, October 25, 1924.
G. E. Moore, for plaintiff in error. '
George M. Napier, attorney-general, John A. Boykin, solicitor-general, T. R. Gress, assistant attorney-general, and E. A. Stephens, contra.

Opinion:
Gilbert, J.
The defendant was convicted of the offense of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for a new trial, which was based solely on the general grounds, was overruled, and he excepted. Held:
1. The evidence supported the verdict.
2. Although the evidence of the witnesses for the State contained contradictions, there was no abuse of discretion in denying a new trial. Compare Davis v. State, 94 Ga. 399 (19 S. E. 243).
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.