Case Name: Smith v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1935-05-18
Citations: 181 Ga. 31
Docket Number: No. 10438
Parties: Smith v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 181
Pages: 31–31

Head Matter:
Smith v. The State.
No. 10438.
May 18, 1935.
Adhered to on rehearing, September 12, 1935.
Minor Bempsey and Shelby Myride, for plaintiff in error.
M. J. Yeomcms, attorney-general, Samuel A. Gann, solicitor-general, B. B. Murphy, J. T. Goree, and A. J. Ryan Jr., contra.

Opinion:
Hutcheson, Justice.
This case being for decision by a full bench of six Justices, who are equally divided in opinion as to whether the court erred in refusing a new trial, Russell, O. J., Beck, P. J., and Atkinson, J., being of the opinion that the court erred, and Gilbert, Bell, and Hutcheson, JJ., being of the opinion that the court did not err, the judgment is affirmed by operation of law.