Turner v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Accusation of misdemeanor. Before Judge Hammond. City court of Griffin. July 5, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
1. Turner was accused, in the city court of Griffin, of tbe offense of gaming. He filed a demand for indictment, and objected to being tried on an accusation without indictment. His demand was overruled by the court, and he complained *422of this ruling in his bill of exceptions to this court. In the act establishing the city court of Griffin (Acts 1897pp. 467, sec. 22) it is enacted “that defendants in criminal cases in the city court of Griffin may be tried upon written accusation . . signed by the prosecutor or by the prosecuting officer of the said city court.” In Gordon v. State, 102 Ga.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Reid v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
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