Pippin v. State

Hawkins, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) While the Supreme Court has jurisdiction of a writ of error, such as. this, where the constitutionality of a statute of this State is drawn in question, no such question will be determined if there is any other ground in the case upon which the court can possibly rest a decision. Burns v. State, 191 Ga. 60 (11 S. E. 2d, 350); Georgia Power Co. v. Decatur, 173 Ga. 219 (3) (159 S. E. 863).

A decision of the constitutional questions sought to be raised by grounds one and two of the defendant’s demurrer is not necessary in this case, for the…