Franklin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Former jeopardy. Indictment. Before Judge Falli&ant. Chatham superior court. December term, 1889. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The constitution (Code, §5000) 'declares : “ No person shall be put in jeopardy of life, or liberty, more than once for the same offence, save on his, or her, own *571motion for a new trial after conviction, or in case of mistrial.” Our statute law (Code, §4649) declares that “No nolle prosequi shall be entered on any bill of indictment after the case„has been submitted to the jury, except by the consent of the defendant.” That jeopardy begins when the jury are empanelled and sworn, is the rule l’ecognized in Georgia. Newsom v. State, 2 Ga. 60; Reynolds v. State, 3 Ga. 53;…
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