Ray v. City of Dalton

Duckworth, Justice.

The applicable statute is Code, § 55-102, which declares: “Equity will take no part in the administration of the criminal law. It will neither aid criminal courts in the exercise of their jurisdiction, nor will it restrain or obstruct them.” This principle of law was announced in Gault v. Wallis, 53 Ga. 675 (4), 678, as follows: “Courts of equity have no jurisdiction to interfere with the administration of the criminal laws of the State by injunction or otherwise. . . Eor a court of equity to assume jurisdiction in criminal'cases, and enjoin the judgments of the courts,…