Jones v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of misdemeanor; from city court of Waynesboro— Judge Davis. June 2, 1915. Seaborn A. Jones was convicted on an accusation based on the section of the game law which provides that “it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot at or kill any dove or other game birds at, upon, over, or near any larid baited or baited field or land” (Acts 1911, p. 143; Acts 1912, p. 118; Park’s Annotated Code (Penal), § 594 (d) ). On the trial he admitted that he had shot at doves on…
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Accusation of misdemeanor; from city court of Waynesboro— Judge Davis. June 2, 1915. Seaborn A. Jones was convicted on an accusation based on the section of the game law which provides that “it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot at or kill any dove or other game birds at, upon, over, or near any larid baited or baited field or land” (Acts 1911, p. 143; Acts 1912, p. 118; Park’s Annotated Code (Penal), § 594 (d) ). On the trial he admitted that he had shot at doves on baited land as alleged, but he sought to defend on the ground that he did not know that the land was baited. His motion…
1Opinion of the CourtEboyles, J.
The evidence authorized the judgment of the judge of the city-court, who tried the case without a jury; and no error of law appears.
Judgment affirmed.
Russell, O. J., dissents. Citations by counsel: Miley v. State, 118 Ga. 274; Clark’s Crim. L. 68; 1 Bishop’s Crim. L. 173, par. 302, sec. 3; Stern v. State, 53 Ga. 229; Reich v. State, 63 Ga. 616. Joseph Law, O. B. Garlick, for plaintiff in error. Frank S. Burney, solicitor, contra.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Reich v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Stern v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
- Miley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903