Case Name: Evans v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1902-04-01
Citations: 115 Ga. 229
Docket Number: 
Parties: Evans v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concurring, except Little and Lewis, JJ., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 115
Pages: 229–229

Head Matter:
Evans v. The State.
Submitted March 17,
Decided April 1, 1902.
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Brinson. Burke superior court. January 22, 1902.
Frank S. Palmer and Lawson & Scales, for plaintiff in error.
Boykin Wright, attorney-general, and J. S. Reynolds, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Simmons, C. J.
1. Where in the trial of a criminal case improper remarks are made by counsel for the State, which, however, refer to a matter not material to the issue, and the judge cautions the jury not to consider such remarks, it is not error to refuse to grant a mistrial.
2. Where a case is submitted on briefs, assignments of error not referred to in the brief of the plaintiff in error will be treated as abandoned.
3. The evidence warranted the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concurring, except Little and Lewis, JJ., absent.