Legal Opinion

Reliford v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 24, 1960No. 38163PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carlisle, Judge.

1. An accusation which charges that the defendant did on a named date in a named county “drive and operate a motor vehicle upon that certain public highway known as Georgia State Highway No. 135 while under the influence of intoxicating wines, liquors, drugs and opiates,” sufficiently states the offense charged so as not to be generally demurrable. The test of the sufficiency of an accusation is whether the defendant can admit all that the accusation charges and still be innocent of having committed any offense. Hall v. State, 47 Ga. App. 833, 834 (171 S. E. 727).

2. “Where…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  2. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  4. Lemon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Huff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  2. Pullen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. State v. ChrisopoulosCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

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