Worley v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for murder; conviction of manslaughter; from Elbert superior court — Judge W. L. Hodges. November 24, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, P. J.
1. Statutory provisions respecting the drawing of juries are directory merely; and irregularities therein, unless plainly operating to the prejudice of the challenger, form no ground for challenge to the array. Rafe v. State, 20 Ga. 60; Woolfolk v. State, 85 Ga. 69, 88 (11 S. E. 814) Governor v. State, 5 Ga. App. 357 (63 S. E. 241); 1 Thompson on Trials, § 34, p. 32.(a) The above ruling is not contrary to the decision in Cochran v. State, 62 Qa. 731; for there a new trial was given solely because the mandatory requirement of the statute, as to the putting of the array upon the defendant, was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Woolfolk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Deal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Rafe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
- Deal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Governor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Louisville N. R. Co. v. GregoryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- McIntosh v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Forth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
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