Legal Opinion

Pollard v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 14, 1918No. 920PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Indictment for subornation of perjwry. Before Judge Hill. Fulton superior court. April 30, 1917.

1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.

William Pollard was indicted and tried for a felony. Before arraignment lie filed a challenge to the array of jurors put upon him, on the ground that the panel of forty-eight jurors was drawn exclusively from the grand-jury box, and that therefore an illegal jury was put upon him and he was thereby deprived of a trial by jury as guaranteed by article 6, section 16, paragraph 1, of the constitution of Georgia, which declares that “The right of trial by jury . . shall remain inviolate,” and of due process of law as guaranteed by article 1, section 1, paragraph 3, and of the equal protection of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Woolfolk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  2. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  4. Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
  5. Costly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  3. Haden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  4. Cauley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  5. Meders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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