Washington v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for seduction. Before Judge Reagan. Butts superior court. February term, 1905. The accused filed a plea in abatement, on the ground that the names of two of the grand jurors who returned the bill of indictment were not on the grand-jury list at the time the indictment was found.
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Indictment for seduction. Before Judge Reagan. Butts superior court. February term, 1905. The accused filed a plea in abatement, on the ground that the names of two of the grand jurors who returned the bill of indictment were not on the grand-jury list at the time the indictment was found. The evidence introduced on the trial of the issue raised by the plea showed that the names of the jurors referred to did not appear on the jury list, but the minutes of the court for the term at which the indictment was found showed that the names of the two jurors were drawn from the grand-jury box. The…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The law provides- that the grand jury shall be made up of jurors whose names are drawn from a box which has been prepared by the jury commissioners in the manner prescribed by law. The law imposes upon the jury commissioners the duty of selecting from the tax digest the names of upright and intelligent persons to serve as jurors, and the further duty of selecting from this number not exceeding two fifths of the most intelligent and upright persons to serve as grand jurors. The names of the persons thus selected are required to be placed upon tickets and these tickets placed in a box, and the…
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