Maddox v. The State Of Ga.
| Decision Date | 30 September 1881 |
| Citation | 68 Ga. 294 |
| Parties | Maddox et al. vs. The State of Georgia. |
| Court | Georgia Supreme Court |
The reopening of a case after both 6ides have announced closed, is a matter for the discretion of the court, and his decision will not be reversed unless decided injustice has been done thereby.
(a.) The discharge of all the witnesses on one side, after a case has been announced closed, is a good ground for refusing to reopen the case at the instance of the other party
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Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Knight
...matter for the discretion of the court, and his decision will not be reversed unless decided injustice has been done thereby." Maddox v. State, 68 Ga. 294 (1881). The testimony of Clay, the co-worker of plaintiff, proffered to the court in pursuance of the motion to reopen (Ward v. State, 1......
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Strickland v. State
...argument has begun, has been uniformly followed, both in civil and criminal cases, since the decision in the Reid Case, supra. See Maddox v. State, 68 Ga. 294; Fogarty State, 80 Ga. 451, 5 S.E. 782 (13); Wiggins v. State, 80 Ga. 468, 5 S.E. 503 (3); Johnson v. State, 85 Ga. 562, 11 S.E. 844......
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Herron v. State
...not reopen, the trial court erroneously failed to exercise his discretion. See Hurt v. State, 239 Ga. 665, 672(8), 238 S.E.2d 542; Maddox v. State, 68 Ga. 294. In this case, the jury's request did not seek new or additional evidence, merely the repetition of that which they had already hear......
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Hollins v. State, 49705
...the investigation.' Code § 38-114. The reception of perjured evidence is never justice, no matter how salutary the end in view. In Maddox v. State, 68 Ga. 294, it was held that the exercise of the court's discretion in refusing to reopen a case would not be reversed 'unless decided injustic......
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