Porter v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of misdemeanor, from city court of Fitzgerald— Judge Jay. June 8, 1909.
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, O. J.
1. Where, on -the trial of a criminal case, the accused introduced no evidence, and his attorney opened the case to the jury by presenting the law applicable to the facts, consuming less time than the rule of court allowed for argument, and the solicitor, without having previously given any notice of such intention, announced that there would be no argument for the State and that the court might charge the jury, and thereupon the attorney for the defendant stated to the court that he had expected the solicitor to argue the case, and had, therefore, reserved for his concluding…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mulkey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Grant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Cartright v. CloptonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
3Cited by6 opinions
- Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Hunnicutt v. Georgia Railway & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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