Devereaux v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of violation of motor-vehicle law; from city court of Macon — Judge Gunn. November 18, 1920. The accusation charged that Willie Devereaux operated a motor-truck upon a public highway at a greater speed than ten miles per hour on approaching and on traversing a sharp curve of the road. On the trial Wilse Birdsong testified for the State as follows: “ I saw the defendant on the Milledgeville road, driving a Ford car at a rate of speed of 28 miles per hour.
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Accusation of violation of motor-vehicle law; from city court of Macon — Judge Gunn. November 18, 1920. The accusation charged that Willie Devereaux operated a motor-truck upon a public highway at a greater speed than ten miles per hour on approaching and on traversing a sharp curve of the road. On the trial Wilse Birdsong testified for the State as follows: “ I saw the defendant on the Milledgeville road, driving a Ford car at a rate of speed of 28 miles per hour. ITe approached and went around a curve at the rate of 28 miles per hour. There was a building on the side of the road. One…
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
The accusation charged that the defendant unlawfully operated a motor-vehicle upon a public highway “ at a greater speed than ten miles per hour upon approaching a sharp curve and traversing said sharp curve.” A demurrer to the accusation was overruled and exceptions pendente lite were filed. This ruling and the overruling of the defendant’s motion for a new trial are assigned as error in the main bill of exceptions. Held:
1. “ Before exceptions pendente lite can be considered by this court, error must have been originally assigned in the main bill of exceptions upon the exceptions pendente…
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