Grier v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
There have been numerous decisions of this court construing § 954 of the Penal Code (1910), which provides that all indictments shall be deemed sufficiently technical if in the language of the code and where the offense is so plainly charged that the jury may easily understand the nature of the offense charged, to the effect that each defendant is entitled to be sufficiently informed of the nature of the charge against him as to be enabled to prepare his defense (e. g. Johnson v. State, 90 Ga. 441, 16 S. E. 92); and inasmuch as the indictment now before us…
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