Carlile v. State, 49676

Decision Date01 October 1974
Docket NumberNo. 1,No. 49676,49676,1
Citation132 Ga.App. 787,209 S.E.2d 241
PartiesJackie H. CARLILE v. The STATE
CourtGeorgia Court of Appeals

Gettle, Fraser & Berthold, Richard A. Gordon, Atlanta, for appellant.

Hinson McAuliffe, Sol., James L. Webb, Frank A. Bowers, Asst. Sols., Atlanta, for appellee.

Syllabus Opinion by the Court

QUILLIAN, Judge.

There is no provision in Georgia law which allows a defendant in a criminal case to move for a directed verdict prior to the trial of the case. See Code Ann. § 27-1802 (Ga.L.1971, pp. 460, 461).

Judgment affirmed.

BELL, C.J., and CLARK, J., concur.

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  • State v. Cooperman
    • United States
    • Georgia Court of Appeals
    • October 16, 1978
    ...that issue had been joined. Thus, it was error to enter these acquittals, and they are now reversed. See generally Carlile v. State, 132 Ga.App. 787, 209 S.E.2d 241 (1974) (a motion for directed verdict cannot be made before It appears that the trial judge, by entering these "judgments of a......

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