Brady v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Continuance. Before Judge HarreDE. Terrell Superior Court. May Term, 1872. For the facts of this case, see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
The defendant was indicted for a misdemeanor under section 4306 of the Code, and charged with having used obscene and vulgar language in the presence of a female without provocation. On the trial the defendant was found guilty. A motion was made for a new trial on the grounds set forth in the record, which was overruled by the Court, and the defendant excepted.
1st. There was no error in overruling the motion for a continuance. The fact that the defendant expected to prove by the absent witness, that the female in whose presence the obscene and vulgar words were alleged…
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