Governor v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of carrying concealed weapon, from city court of Swainsboro — Judge Mitchell. October 1, 1908. Bill Governor was convicted of the offense of carrying concealed weapons. Upon arraignment and before plea, the defendant filed a challenge to the array of jurors, on the following grounds: (1) Because the jury drawn and put upon the defendant was not properly drawn and is not a legally impaneled jury.
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Accusation of carrying concealed weapon, from city court of Swainsboro — Judge Mitchell. October 1, 1908. Bill Governor was convicted of the offense of carrying concealed weapons. Upon arraignment and before plea, the defendant filed a challenge to the array of jurors, on the following grounds: (1) Because the jury drawn and put upon the defendant was not properly drawn and is not a legally impaneled jury. It was not the jury that was regularly drawn for service at the-present term of the court, the regular jury having been drawn on. May 30, 1908, during the May term of the court, and…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. , The act creating the city court of Swainsboro provides, that '"All laws with reference to the drawing, selecting and summoning traverse jurors in the superior courts shall apply to the city court;” and that "all laws in reference to the qualification, relations, impaneling, fining and challenging jurors, now in force in this State, Or hereafter enacted by the General Assembly, regulating the same in the superior court, shall apply and be observed in said •city court, except when inconsistent with the provisions of this act.” Act 1906, §§25, 26, pp. 344, 345. See…
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