Legal Opinion

Gailliard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1915No. 5991PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Indictment for robbery; from Chatham superior court — Judge Charlton. August 31, 1914.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.

1. The evidence was sufficient to authorize the verdict finding the defendants guilty of robbery by force, as charged in .the first count of the indictment; and this being true, the mere fact that the indictment contained also a count charging robbery by sudden snatching afforded no obstacle to the court’s imposing a single sentence upon .the count which was sustained, by evidence. The rule announced in Driver v. State, 112 Ga. 229 (37 S. E. 400), and in Douglas v. Town of Kestler, 14 Ga. App. 612 (81 S. E. 306), has no application in this ease, for the verdict finding the defendants guilty…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Driver v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. McCullough v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  3. Kirkland v. Augusta-Aiken Ry. & Electric Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
  4. Douglas v. Town of KestlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Berrien v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  2. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926

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