Legal Opinion

Gravitt v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 11, 1927No. 17757PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.

1. “Every defendant has the right to be tried upon an indictment or accusation perfect in form and substance, but this right, like every other (even the right -of trial itself), may be waived. One who waives his right to be tried upon - an indictment perfect in form as well as substance, and takes his chances of acquittal, will not be heard, after conviction, to urge defects in the indictment, unless those defects are so great that the accusation is absolutely void.” Lanier v. State, 5 Ga. App. 472 (2) (63 S. E. 536).

2. Where an indictment upon which one has been convicted is so defective as…

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lanier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  2. McDonald v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Harrington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  2. Evans v. City of TiftonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Youmans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  4. Foy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  5. Geer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938

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