Pines v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for sale of liquor; from Webster superior court— Judge Littlejohn. June 17, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
1. Only in an indictment under a statute which makes the character of the place an essential element of the offense must the place at which the crime was committed be described with particularity. Burkes v. State, 7 Ga. App. 39-42 (65 S. E. 1091) ; Johnson v. State, 1 Ga. App. 195 (58 S. E. 265). Generally “it is sufficient if the offense is stated to have been committed in the county where it is prosecuted. It is this which gives jurisdiction to the court.” Studstill v. State, 7 Ga. 2-15. “An indictment which charges the crime to have been committed . in a particular county is sufficiently…
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