Sutton v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
Tommie Sutton was convicted in the city court of Athens of a violation of the automobile law. In Ga. Laws 1895, p. 356, see. 4, it is declared: “In all trials of criminal cases in said city court of Athens on accusation founded on affidavit, as provided in act establishing said court, the counsel for the State shall have the right, at any stage of any trial of any criminal case, to amend the allegation in the accusation, both in substance and form, so as to cure any legal or technical defects and supply all allegations necessary to charge a crime, or to make the allegations conform to the…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. StebbinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
- Goldsmith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Dickenson v. StultsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Wright v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Conley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
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3Cited by7 opinions
- City Council of Augusta v. DrawdyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. HansfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Felchlin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Kall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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