Legal Opinion

Loomis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 19, 1948No. 16092PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

It is the duty of this court, with or without motion of a party, to consider the question of its jurisdiction in all cases in which there may be any doubt as to the existence of such jurisdiction; and the present case is one calling for such inquiry. Brockett v. Maxwell, 200 Ga. 213 (1) (36 S. E. 2d, 638). We have carefully examined the several grounds of the motion for a new trial enumerated in the bill of exceptions, together with all other grounds of the motion, from the viewpoint of jurisdiction, and have reached the conclusion that this court does not have jurisdiction of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Gulf Paving Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
  2. People v. NorthcottCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  3. State v. FosterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
  4. Dade County v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  5. Leahy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Wright v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Butts v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Woods v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  5. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952

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