Craft v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation, of bastardy; from city court, of Richmond county— Judge Black, July 3, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, P. J.
1. A proceeding for bastardy is purely statutory, and, being somewhat penal in its character and procedure, the statutory requirements must be strictly followed. 7 Corpus Juris, 967, § 57.
2. While in many judicatories a .proceeding for bastardy may be commenced by the affidavit of some public officer, in Georgia and in several other States it can be instituted only by the affidavit of the mother of the bastard. 7 Corpus Juris, 972, § 73, note 25.; Park’s Penal Code, § 1331; Walker v. State, 5 Ga. 491; Davis v. State, 58 Ga. 174; Watts v. State, 12 Ga. App. 350 (77 S. E. 206).
3. In the instant…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
- Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
3Cited by4 opinions
- Poulos v. McMahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Poulos v. McMahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982