Corbett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for forgery, from Muscogee county. Decided by Judge Worrihl, in November Term, 1857. Bail after verdict of guilty. A true bill was found against Edmund C. Corbett, charged with demanding payment of a forged note. Corbett gave a b.ond with ample sureties, as required by the Court, to appear- and abide the judgment of the Court.
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Indictment for forgery, from Muscogee county. Decided by Judge Worrihl, in November Term, 1857. Bail after verdict of guilty. A true bill was found against Edmund C. Corbett, charged with demanding payment of a forged note. Corbett gave a b.ond with ample sureties, as required by the Court, to appear- and abide the judgment of the Court. Upon the trial, at November Term, 1857, the jury returned a verdict of guilty against Corbett, and upon the return of this verdict, the Judge ordered him into the custody of the Sheriff To this order Corbett and his sureties objected. After this order, and…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
By the Court. delivering the opinion.
[1.] It never has been doubted but that the Superior Courts in this State have the same power, in relation to bail in crimi*392nal cases, as the Court of King’s Bench in England. And it seems that that Court may, in its discretion, admit to bail persons attainted of felony, or convicted thereof, by verdict general or special, where there is some special motive to induce the Court to grant it. And this power continues until the person is in execution, or punished with imprisonment for the offence..
It will be readily perceived, that it is impossible for this…
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