Rogers v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia
Forfeiture of recognizance. Before Judge Morris. Cobb superior court. January 14, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. It is essential to the validity oí a recognizance for the . personal appearance for trial of a person charged with a penal offense, that the bond show on its face the cause of the arrest. Nicholson v. State, 2 Ga. 363.
2. But it is not necessary that the offense be stated with the same degree, of particularity as is required in an indictment; and it is sufficient if the offense be named generally as “accessory after the fact,” which under the Penal Code, § 48, if nothing more appeared, would be equivalent to a charge as for a misdemeanor. See Rich v. Colquitt, 61 Ga. 197; Vinson v. Northen,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McDaniel v. CampbellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Nicholson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
- Candler v. KirkseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
- Salter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Green v. RussellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Smiley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
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