Legal Opinion
Cragg v. THE STATE
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 25, 1968No. 43162PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Judge.
“Every indictment or accusation . . . shall be deemed sufficiently technical and correct, which states the offense in the terms and language of this Code, or so plainly that the nature of the offense charged may easily be understood by the jury. . .” Code § 27-701. “This means that an indictment conforming substantially to the requirements of this section will be sufficient, but it is not designed to deny to the accused the right to know enough of the particular facts constituting the alleged offense to enable him to prepare for trial.” Mell v. State, 69 Ga. App. 302,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bute v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- The People v. SimsIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
- Youmans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- State v. PrejeanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rowles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Cole v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Burnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Enloe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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