Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 1, 1899PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Certiorari. Before Judge Russell. Gwinnett superior court. September term, 1899.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

Morris was put upon his trial in the city court of Gwinnett, on an accusation charging that he did “publicly and indecently expose his secret or private parts of his person in the presence of one Mrs. Ella Benton.” He was convicted, and sued out a writ of certiorari to the superior court. Upon the hearing of the writ in that court, the certiorari was overruled and the conviction affirmed; whereupon he filed his bill of exceptions to this court, alleging error in the judgment of the superior court overruling the certiorari. There are various allegations of error set out in the petition for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WardellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
  2. State v. JuneauWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Williams v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Messina v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  2. Gilmore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Noblett v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
  4. McGee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. State v. PeerySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947

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