Case Name: SHEARER et al. v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1923-11-15
Citations: 31 Ga. App. 176
Docket Number: 14935
Parties: SHEARER et al. v. THE STATE.
Judges: I/ulce and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 31
Pages: 176–176

Head Matter:
14935.
SHEARER et al. v. THE STATE.
Where persons tried jointly upon separate accusations, on which separate verdicts and judgments were rendered against them, made separate motions for a new trial, which were overruled in separate orders, a joint bill of exceptions by them to the overruling of the motions could not be entertained by this court.
Decided November 15, 1923.
Accusations of possession of liquor; from city court of LaGrange —Judge Duke Davis. July 7, 1923.
E. A. Jones, J. B. Terrell Jr., Judson Andrews, for plaintiff in error.
L. L. Meadors, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
1. Separate accusations were brought against Guy Shearer and Frank Nixon for violating the prohibition law, but they elected to be tried jointly, and were so tried. A separate verdict of guilty was returned against each defendant, "and necessarily separate judgments pronounced thereon in order that the findings of the jury might be carried into effect." Dickey v. State, 101 Ga. 572, 573 (28 S. E. 980). Each of the defendants made a separate motion for a new trial, and each motion was overruled by a separate order of the court. The two defendants excepted to the overruling of their motions and brought their cases to this court in one bill of exceptions.
There is no law authorizing the defendants to unite in one bill of exceptions, and this court is without jurisdiction to entertain such a writ of error. Dickey v. State, supra; Pless v. State, 30 Ga. App. 277 (117 S. E. 770), and citations. The case of Powell v. State, 27 Ga. App. 656 (109 S. E. 515), is distinguished by its particular facts from the case at bar.
Writ of error dismissed.
I/ulce and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.