Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 14, 2001
Do-Nothing Days Lead to 'Hard Work' Sentence
In Waddel v. Georgia, 27 Ga. 262 (1859), Judge Joseph H. Lumpkin wrote the following for the court: The defendant having been convicted of vagrancy in the county of Marion, applied in the Court below for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence. And the motion being refused, he brings up his case by writ of error to this Court.
In Waddel v. Georgia, 27 Ga. 262 (1859), Judge Joseph H. Lumpkin wrote the following for the court:
The defendant having been convicted of vagrancy in the county of Marion, applied in the Court below for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence. And the mot...
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