Harris v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for carrying pistol; from Laurens superior court— Judge Hawkins. September 20, 1913.
1Opinion of the Court
Russell, 0. J.
1. The act approved August 12, 1910 (G-a. Laws, 1910, p. 134), which prohibits any person from having or carrying a pistol without first obtaining a license, should receive a reasonable construction in accord with the legislative purpose in enacting it.
2. It would be unreasonable to suppose that the legislature ever intended to prohibit the use of a pistol, where its use is really necessary, by one who knows, or has good and ample reason to apprehend, that an act of adultery is impending or actually in progress between his wife and a despoiler of his home (or to prohibit a…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
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