Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 7, 1965No. 41040PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eberhardt, Judge.

1. Where one is prosecuted in a city court upon an accusation, the accusation can not be broader than the affidavit nor the charge different from that described therein. Frazier v. State, 11 Ga. App. 261 (75 SE 10); Blake v. State, 112 Ga. 537 (37 SE 870).

It was held in Flournoy v. State, 106 Ga. App. 756 (128 SE2d *590528) that the operation of a vehicle did not necessarily include the driving of it and might be accomplished by sitting therein on a public highway and, while in control and under the steering wheel, starting the motor, under which circumstance the “operation”…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Kuck v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
  2. Flournoy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  3. Dukes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  4. Boyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Mercer v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Parker v. ATLANTA CASUALTY COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Wynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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