WIMIS v. STATE

21015.

216 Ga. 350 (1960)

116 S.E.2d 547

WIMIS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 6, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. T. Brooks, for plaintiff in error.

Paul Webb, Solicitor-General, John W. Walton, Eugene L. Tiller, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney-General, contra.


HEAD, Presiding Justice.

1. The first special ground of the motion for new trial contends that it was error to admit the testimony of J. W. Moore, offered by the State as an expert witness for the purpose of comparison of finger prints of the defendant with those found on a broken bottle, over the objection that this witness was not qualified as an expert to compare fingerprints.

This witness was thoroughly examined as to his qualifications, and the trial...

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