Legal Opinion
Goble v. Reese
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 6, 1959No. 20317PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
The constitutional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court “in all habeas corpus cases” (Constitution, art. VI, *699sec. II, par. IV (Code, Ann., § 2-3704) is limited on review to a determination as to the legality of the detention, and not as to the guilt or innocence of the person detained. Code § 50-126, as amended, Ga. L. 1946, pp. 726, 747; Sanders v. Paschal, 186 Ga. 837 (199 S. E. 153). This is not, therefore, an attempt by the State to appeal in a criminal case.
The case of State v. Thompson, 175 Ga. 189 (165 S. E. 34), and similar cases, have no application to the jurisdiction of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cross v. HuffSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Johnson v. WallsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Sanders v. PaschalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Murphey v. LowrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Croker v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Davis v. PopeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Balkcom v. DeforeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Davis v. PopeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Tom Taylor Tolg v. T. Ralph Grimes, Sheriff of Fulton County, Georgia, T. Ralph Grimes, Sheriff of Fulton County, Georgia v. Tom Taylor TolgCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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