Legal Opinion

Glass v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 25, 1921No. 11270PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Indictment for felony; from Fulton superior court — Judge Humphries. December 22, 1919. Application for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court.

1Per curiam

1. It was not error to overrule the demurrer to the indictment. The indictment charged the crime in the language of the statute and so plainly that the jury must have understood the nature of the offense charged. It was therefore not subject to demurrer. Penal Code (1910), § 954. The description of the automobile was sufficient. Adams v. State, 21 Ga. App. 152 (94 S. E. 82), and citations. This offense was a felony and of the nature of a “ compound larceny,” and in such a case the description of the stolen property need not be as particular as in cases of simple larceny. Cannon v. State, 125…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cannon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  2. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Pharr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  2. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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