Atlanta Newspapers v. State of Georgia

Mobley, Justice.

This court denied certiorari in the original case (Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. v. State of Ga., 101 Ga. App. 105, 113 S. E. 2d 148) because we were of the opinion that the judgment of the Court of Appeals was correct. However, we did not agree with the reason upon which the decision was based. The Court of Appeals held that the respondent’s demurrer to' the citation should have been sustained because the citation did not allege misbehavior of the respondent in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice, as required by Code § 24-105.…