{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-5-21","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 5-5-21","heading":"Verdict against weight of evidence.","body":"The presiding judge may exercise a sound discretion in granting or refusing new trials in cases where the verdict may be decidedly and strongly against the weight of the evidence even though there may appear to be some slight evidence in favor of the finding.","path":["TITLE 5 Appeal And Error","CHAPTER 5 New Trial","Article 2 Grounds"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.05.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"4505bf991d04568ae808a78a568ff50849071ed0c33c0ceb3dde755ea0890d12","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-5-20","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-5-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}