Case Name: Clark v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1927-12-13
Citations: 37 Ga. App. 496
Docket Number: 18498
Parties: Clark v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, G. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 37
Pages: 496–496

Head Matter:
18498.
Clark v. The State.
Decided December 13, 1927.
Henry & Jaclcson, Rosser & Shaw, for plaintiff in error.
, J. F. Kelly, solicitor-general, M. Neil Andrews, contra.

Opinion:
Ltjke, J.
In a prosecution for manufacturing whisky the solicitor-general asked a witness for the State: "Have you had information, or reported information, that the defendant is continuously engaged in the liquor traffic?" The witness answered, "Yes." The corirt overruled a motion of the defendant's counsel to exclude the evidence upon the ground that it was hearsay and irrelevant. Held: Such evidence was hearsay; and the judgment is reversed for this reason alone, it being unnecessary at this time to consider the other assignments of error.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, G. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.