Legal Opinion
Manor v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1967No. 24224PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duoicworth, Chief Justice.
1. Code § 59-112, as amended, is not unconstitutional for any reason assigned because it exempts certain citizens from jury duty and thereby prevents a cross section of the population from being considered as prospective jurors. Rawlins v. Georgia, 201 U. S. 638 (26 SC 560, 50 LE 899). Nor was it error to exclude all jurors who were opposed to capital punishment since these jurors specifically stated they would never consider giving the supreme penalty if they found the accused guilty. Code § 59-806 is not unconstitutional for any reason assigned. Further, Ga. L.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bacon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- Rawlins v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Smithwick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Manor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. MorrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
- State v. RallsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- State v. ForcellaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
- Hart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
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