Case Name: GOODWIN v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1944-01-22
Citations: 70 Ga. App. 529
Docket Number: 30388
Parties: GOODWIN v. THE STATE.
Judges: Broyles, O. Jand MacIntyre, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 70
Pages: 529–530

Head Matter:
30388.
GOODWIN v. THE STATE.
Decided January 22, 1944.
P. Q. Bryan, for plaintiff in error.
Bob Humphreys, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Gardner, J.
Otto Goodwin was found guilty of a misdemeanor, in that he "did unlawfully and maliciously kill a . . cow, etc."
A motion for a new trial was made on the general grounds only. The motion was overruled, and he excepted.
The only contention urged on behalf of the defendant is that the evidence, which is circumstantial, is insufficient as a matter of law to sustain the verdict. We deem it unnecessary to set out the evidence. After careful consideration we are convinced that the statement of the defendant to the sheriff, if not a plenary confession, was such an incriminating statement as when taken in connection with the other evidence in the case, was sufficient to sustain the verdict.
The court did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, O. Jand MacIntyre, J., concur.