Bridges v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for embezzlement. Before Judge Henry. Floyd superior court. July term, 1897. On July 29, 1896, the grand jury of Floyd county returned an indictment against W. M. Bridges for embezzlement, “for that the said W. M. Bridges, in said county, on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, and on divers other days since that date, being then and there county school commissioner for the County of Floyd, having possession, custody and control of…
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Indictment for embezzlement. Before Judge Henry. Floyd superior court. July term, 1897. On July 29, 1896, the grand jury of Floyd county returned an indictment against W. M. Bridges for embezzlement, “for that the said W. M. Bridges, in said county, on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, and on divers other days since that date, being then and there county school commissioner for the County of Floyd, having possession, custody and control of the funds set apart, apportioned and appropriated by law as a public-school fund for the use and benefit of the public…
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Bridges was indicted for the offense of embezzlement. Before his arraignment he filed a general demurrer to the indictment and several special demurrers which will be found in the official report. ' These demurrers were overruled by the court, and upon the trial Bridges was convicted. He made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled. He excepted both to the overruling of his demurrers and to the refusal of a new trial.
1. The demurrers were, in substance, that the indictment was insufficient in law; that it did not allege that the crime was committed in the County of Floyd; that there was…
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