Legal Opinion

Dixon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 18, 1898PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Indictment for riot. Before Judge Harris. City court of Cartersville. September term, 1898.

1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.

The plaintiff in error was jointly indicted with. Lucius Goodwin, Gene Hamilton and Ike Sanders, for the offense of riot, by the grand jury of Bartow county. It is alleged in the bill of indictment that the persons named did, in a violent and tumultuous manner, gather and assemble together, and being so assembled, in a violent and tumultuous manner did do an unlawful act of violence by cursing, and urging John Dixon Jr. to shoot Cliff Johnson, and preventing a gun from being taken from John Dixon Jr., who was threatening to shoot the said Cliff Johnson; and did otherwise act in a violent and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  2. Prince v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
  3. Jacobs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
  4. Stokes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  5. Stafford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. BarksdaleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1993
  2. Loomis v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  3. Coney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  4. Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  5. Jillson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938

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