Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Yenue. Before Judge Pottle. Oglethorpe Superior Court. October Term, 1878. The only evidence as to venue was that defendant lived with Turner in Oglethorpe county, that on the road between two points in that county he admitted the forgery, and that “ he said he wrote it going on to the depot.” [Whether the saying or the writing is located c' on the road to the depot,” is doubtful.] Eor the other facts, see the decision. cited as follows: On venue, 2 Bish. Or.
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Criminal law. Yenue. Before Judge Pottle. Oglethorpe Superior Court. October Term, 1878. The only evidence as to venue was that defendant lived with Turner in Oglethorpe county, that on the road between two points in that county he admitted the forgery, and that “ he said he wrote it going on to the depot.” [Whether the saying or the writing is located c' on the road to the depot,” is doubtful.] Eor the other facts, see the decision. cited as follows: On venue, 2 Bish. Or. Proc. (2d éd.), §§475-478 ; 5 Pick., 259. On nature of paper, Code, §§4442-4459 ; 1 Bish. Or. L. (4th ed.), §§342, 343,…
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
The defendant was indicted for the ofíense of forgery, and the indictment contained two counts, in the first of which he was charged with having falsely and fraudulently made, forged and counterfeited a certain order in writing as follows, to-wit: “ Mr. Stokely, you can let Griffin trade, you can give him of his own, he have got a good crop, if you choose you gave him account of his own charge. Your G. W. Turner.” In the second count of the indictment, the defendant was charged with having falsely and fraudulently uttered, published and passed as true said forged and…
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- Glover v. Townsend, Crane & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1860
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