Theis v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
R. H. Theis was convicted of cheating and swindling. The trial judge overruled his motion for a new trial, and he excepted.
*365It appears from special ground 1 that, while making his statement to the jury, the defendant undertook to quote, from a contract which he had in his hand, “certain descriptions, figures and amounts stated therein;” that the solicitor interposed the following objection: “Objected to as reading the contract—can be part of the statement, but not read by the defendant;” and that the court made the following ruling: “The court rules that the defendant has the right to make . .…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Riley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Freeney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Georgia Power Co. v. City of DecaturSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Nero v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ferguson v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- McRae v. BoykinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Sconyers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
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