Cobb v. State

Grice, Justice.

The case of Hooper v. Martin, supra, was evidently cited by the Court of Appeals through inadvertence instead of the case of Harrell v. Word, 54 Ga. 649. Counsel for the plaintiff in error insists that the case of Harrell v. Word necessitates an affirmative answer to the question propounded. They rely on the following portion of the opinion: “1, 2. The power of the courts to punish for contempt in Georgia is limited. The constitution declares that it shall be limited, and requires legislation to prescribe the limits: Code, section 5009. The legislature of the State has…