Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Houston
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 8, 1946No. 15304PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) A discharge under a writ of habeas corpus, after a conviction, can not be granted unless the judgment is absolutely void. Aldredge v. Williams, 188 Ga. 607 (1) (4 S. E. 2d, 269); Stewart v. Sanders, 199 Ga. 497 (1) (34 S. E. 2d, 649). The question presented for determination is whether a valid sentence may be imposed in a criminal ease where the verdict does not specifically specify the word “guilty.” “Verdicts shall have a reasonable intendment, and shall receive a reasonable construction, and shall not be avoided unless, from…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Seifert v. HoltSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Arnold v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
- Giles v. SpinksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Aldredge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Atlantic & Birmingham Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Haughton v. JudsenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Powell v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Webb v. HenlerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- King v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Frost v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
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