Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 16, 1945No. 30731PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.

"Any two or more persons who shall do an unlawful act of violence or any other act in a violent and tumult- nous maimer shall be guilty of a riot and be punished as for a misdemeanor.” Code, § 26-5302. “To constitute the offense of riot, there must be not only a common intent on the part of two or more persons to do an unlawful act of violence or some other act in a violent and tumultuous manner, but also concert of action in furtherance of such intent.” Coney v. State, 113 Ga. 1060 (39 S. E. 425). “The mere making a noise or behaving tumultuously will not alone constitute riot, in the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Barron v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
  2. Coney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Musick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964

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