Legal Opinion
Lovett v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 10, 1965No. 41168, 41169PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ebbrhardt, Judge.
Prior to 1962, the Code sections dealing with the form and contents of affidavits and warrants provided that a substantial compliance with their provisions would be sufficient. See former Code §§ 27-104, 27-105. A case on all fours with the present case, decided under these former Code sections, held the demurrer properly overruled. Williams v. State, 107 Ga. 693 (1) (33 SE 641).
Then the General Assembly acted with the passage of Ga. L. 1962, p. 668 (Code Ann. §§ 27-103.1, 27-104, 27-105) and the repeal of the former law. The new statutes required further information in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Dickson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- State Highway Department of Georgia v. REED, MAYORSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Cain v. KendrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Courtenay v. RandolphCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Lowe v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Faulkner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Courtenay v. RandolphCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- State ex rel. Sherwood v. Michell, Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County1968