Beatty v. City of Atlanta

The only point which requires discussion is that raised by the exception in the petition for certiorari that the venue was not sufficiently shown. It is well established under the decisions of the Supreme Court and of this court that where one is prosecuted for the violation of a penal law of the State, proof that the offense was committed in a designated town or city will not alone suffice to establish the fact of venue, and consequent jurisdiction, in a court whose jurisdiction is coextensive with the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed. Stringfield v. State, 4 Ga.…