Legal Opinion
Keener v. MacDougall
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 21, 1974No. 28680PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ingram, Justice.
We decide in this appeal whether two 1972 Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia legally can co-exist or whether these Acts are in irreconcilable conflict. The Acts in question are Ga. L. 1972, pp. 386, 387 (H. B. No. 267) and Ga. L. 1972, pp. 623,624 (S. B. 376), both relating to waiver of grand jury indictment in capital felony cases under Code Ann. § 27-704. The House Bill was approved by the Governor on March 27, 1972, and the Senate Bill was approved on March 30,1972. As no effective date was provided in either Act, each became effective on July 1, 1972. See Code Ann. §…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Erwin v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
- Thompson v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Leonard v. State Ex Rel. LanierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Gunn v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Keener v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- City of Thomaston v. BridgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- J. T. M. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Garmon v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Rutter v. RutterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
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