Legal Opinion

Mobley v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 18, 1966No. 23308PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

This is a murder case in which the accused was convicted without a recommendation of mercy. By bill of exceptions the case was appealed and filed within 30 days after the final ruling on the amended motion for new trial, the bill containing a complete enumeration of the errors complained of during and after the trial. Held:

1. Having met every requirement of law under the Appellate Practice Act of 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 36; 1965, pp. 240, 243), this case is properly before this court regardless of form and verbiage, this State not requiring any matter of form but…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Britten v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  2. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  3. Whisman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  4. John v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
  5. Dalton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  3. Emmett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Hurt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970

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