Case Name: JERRY v. THE STATE
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1964-09-11
Citations: 220 Ga. 239
Docket Number: 22577
Parties: JERRY v. THE STATE.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 220
Pages: 239–239

Head Matter:
22577.
JERRY v. THE STATE.
Submitted July 13, 1964
Decided September 11, 1964.
Hugh D. Wright, for plaintiff in error.
Vickers Neugent, Solicitor General, Eugene Cook, Attorney General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, contra.

Opinion:
Candler, Justice.
Herman Jerry was indicted in Cook County for the murder of Jasper Tompkins. He was convicted of that offense and sentenced to life imprisonment. He filed a motion for new trial on the usual general grounds only and excepted to a judgment overruling his motion. Held:
Since the verdict was amply supported by evidence, the court did not err, as contended, in overruling his motion for new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.