Page v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for misdemeanor; from Rabun superior court— Judge J. B. Jones. December 28, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. Where an indictment against two persons charges that the said persons, naming them, did “then and there unlawfully and with force and arms have, possess, and control certain alcoholic, spirituous, malt, and intoxicating liquors,” either one or both of them may be convicted, according as the evidence may show either one or both guilty. Having and possessing intoxicating liquor is not a joint offense, like riot, and the indictment in this case is “joint and several.”
2. When read in the light of the entire charge of the court there is no material error in the excerpts of which complaint is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Calhoun v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Bradham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Lindsay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Thurman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. SimantonMontana Supreme Court · 1935
- Floyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Townsend v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
- Auerbach & Sons v. Ellington, Crenshaw & HorneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
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