Jennings v. State

The defendant was charged with wilful trespass on the lands of W. Mercer Morris, under section 217 of the Penal Code of Georgia (1910), in that, he “did then and there, unlawfully and with force and arms, wilfully enter, go upon and pass over the uninclosed posted cultivated land of W. Mercer Morris, after being personally forbidden to do so by the owner,” etc. The pertinent part of the testimony of the prosecutor was as follows: “I saw the defendant leave the public road and enter on my premises, and when I saw him he was walking down a sort of a path which was near the side of a creek and…