Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Stallings
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 21, 1944No. 14994PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The sole question here presented is whether or not the proceeding before the police committee, as outlined, in the foregoing facts, is a criminal proceeding within the meaning of the Code, § 6-901, which provides for filing exceptions to the Supreme Court and to the Court of Appeals.
In an early decision of this court in State v. Jones, 7 Ga. 422, it was held that, “A writ of error does not lie to this court, in a criminal case, at the instance of the State.” In that case the State sought to have reviewed the decision of the lower court in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Eaves v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Pearson v. WimbishSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
- City of Macon v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- State v. B'GosSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Cushway v. State Bar of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Bearden v. City of AustellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Howle v. PERSONNEL BOARD OF APPEALS OF EAST POINTCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- City of Atlanta v. PazolCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
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