Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge. Sheffield. Terrell superior court. February 5, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
1. That an offense was committed within the limits of the county, when a court of that county has assumed jurisdiction to try a person charged with a crime, is a fact necessary to be proved in order to make a conviction legal. To sustain a conviction such fact must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Rooks v. State, 65 Ga. 330; Moye v. State, Id. 754.
2. On the trial of a person charged with murder, the evidence of a witness that “ I was about fifty yards from them on the public road in this county ” is not sufficient proof of venue. Futch v. State, 90 Ga. 472; Green v. State, 110 Ga. 270.
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- Rooks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
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- Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
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