Legal Opinion

King v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 7, 1903PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Accusation of simple larceny. Before Judge Raines. City •Court of Dawson. December 26, 1902.

1Opinion of the Court

‘Candler, J.

1. Failure to sufficiently describe, in an accusation of larceny, the property alleged to have been stolen, is a defect which should be taken advantage of by demurrer in writing before pleading to the merits. This court will not reverse the judgment o£ the trial court overruling a motion to quash an accusation on the ground of such insufficient description, when it does not appear that any written demurrer to the accusation was ever filed.

2. The evidence was sufficient to warrant the verdict of conviction, and it does not appear that the trial court erred in overruling the motion…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gilmore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Plapinger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961

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