Legal Opinion

Atkinson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 21, 1950No. 33199PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Under the provisions of Code § 27-2705, a person placed on probation shall maintain a correct life. Upon his failure to do so, the court may issue a warrant directing his arrest and, after due examination, may revoke the probation if there is any evidence that the conditions of the probation have been violated. As stated in Allen v. State, 78 Ga. App. 526, 528 (51 S. E. 2d, 571): “In determining this question the trial judge is not bound by the same rules of evidence as a jury in passing upon the guilt or innocence of the accused in the first instance. It…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  2. Olsen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sellers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  2. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Christy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Cooper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  5. Faulkner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960

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