Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1933No. 9887PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
Frank Johnson was convicted of the offense of murder. On the call of the case, and before arraignment, the accused filed his plea in abatement to the indictment. The plea was based upon two grounds: (a) That the grand jury which found the indictment was illegally constituted, (b) That the witnesses before the grand jury were not sworn in the manner provided by law.”
The fact upon which the first ground is based, that is that the grand jury which found this indictment “was illegally constituted,” as stated in the plea, is that the presiding judge, Hon. Malcolm D. Jones, appointed a foreman of…
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