Legal Opinion

Langston v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 16, 1918No. 9968PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Indictment for assault with intent to rape; from Jeff Davis superior court—Judge Highsmith. May 4, 1918.

1Opinion of the CourtHarwell, J.

1, The charge of the court respecting the time limit within which the defendant could be convicted, while inaccurate, is in this case harmless, since the date of the offense as laid in the indictment and as shown by the testimony was well within the statutory period and prior to the finding of the indictment. Adams v. State, 22 Ga. App. 252 (2) (95 S. E. 877).

2. The instructions of the court on the subject of alibi, set out in the 2d and 3d special grounds of the motion for a new trial, are not erroneous, when viewed in the light of the entire charge and of all the facts of the case; and if…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Vaughn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  2. Rouse v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  2. Walton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  3. Russ v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926

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