Henderson v. State

95 Ga. App. 830 (1957)

99 S.E.2d 270

HENDERSON

v.

THE STATE.

36631.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 28, 1957.

Frank M. Gleason, for plaintiff in error.

Earl B. Self, Solicitor-General, contra.

CARLISLE, J.

The defendant, Joe Henderson, was tried and convicted under an indictment charging that he "did unlawfully arrest, confine and detain Henry Brown, without process, warrant, or legal authority to justify it, in the county jail at Ringgold, Georgia. . ."

The defendant's motion for new trial, based on the usual general grounds and eight special grounds, was denied, and he assigns error on that…