Legal Opinion

Gilley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 7, 1924No. 15731Published

1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.

Gilley was convicted upon an accusation which charged him with enticing away and attempting to entice a laborer whc was under contract with his employer (Penal Code of 1910, § 125). The evidence was insufficient to authorize the conviction, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial!

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, G. J., and Bloodworlh, J., concur. C. A. Christian, W. D. Buie, for plaintiff in error,

cited: 122 Ga. 744; 27 Ga. App. 269; 2 Ga. App. 143-4.

Dewey Knight, solicitor, 12. A. Hendricks, contra,

cited: 4 Ga. App. 333; Penal Code (1910), § 125.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McAllister v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Rucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  3. Bright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908