Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1878PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Criminal law. Practice in the Superior Court. New trial. Before Judge Tompkins. Chatham Superior Court. November Term, 1876. Reported in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Warner, Chief Justice.

The defendants were indicted for the offense of “ burglary in the night,” and charged with breaking and entering the store-house of Pauleen & Co., with intent to commit a larceny, and one box of cigars, three rolls of cloth, and other specified articles, of the value of $150.00, then and there being found, did wrongfully, feloniously and fraudulently take and carry away, with intent to steal the same. On being arraigned, the defendants demurred to the indictment, on the ground that it was found by an illegal grand jury, that only thirteen of the original panel who were…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Lampkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  3. Peters v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Dickens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  5. Sisson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987

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