Byington v. State

Section 1 of an act which was passed in 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 658; Code Ann. § 26-4704) declares: “For the purposes of this Act the crime of barratry is hereby defined as any of the following: ... 3. Any person who seeks out and proposes to another person that they present and urge a suit against another person, the State of Georgia, the United States or any other legal entity, shall be guilty of the crime of barratry.” Clearly, the quoted provision of this act creates a penal offense which may be committed by the act or acts of one person. While it is trae that this section of the act does…