Clarke v. Johnson

Wyatt, Justice.

The plaintiff in error in his brief states that, “at the time . . Johnson was arrested and tried for the offense of driving an automobile while intoxicated on a public highway, there was in Fulton County a city or county court.” Dealing with the case from this premise, and as thus presented, the question here raised involves a construction of the amendment of 1937 to article 6, section 6, paragraph 2, of the constitution of Georgia. The amendment reads as follows: “The court of ordinary shall have jurisdiction to issue warrants, try cases, and impose sentence thereon in all…