Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 7, 1945No. 15255PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Justice.

1. A question of constitutional law not raised at the trial, but presented first in a petition to the superior court for a certiorari, is not properly presented for decision on a writ of error. Bolton v. Newnan, 147 Ga. 400 (94 S. E. 236); Edwards v. McNair, 152 Ga. 486 (110 S. E. 280); Mays v. State, 175 Ga. 260 (165 S. E. 68); Lunsford v. State, 187 Ga. 162 (199 S. E. 808).

2. Where, upon the trial of a misdemeanor case in the criminal court of Eulton County, the accused demanded a full panel of jurors, to which the trial judge asked, “What do you mean ‘full panel’ and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bolton v. City of NewnanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
  2. Edwards v. McNair & SellersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  3. Lunsford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  4. Mays v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Brockett v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Smith v. Mayor C. of MacOnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  3. Galfas v. AilorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  4. Cheek v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  5. Edwards v. City of AlbanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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