Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 23, 1947No. 31431PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
When the case was called for trial and before pleading to the merits, the defendant filed a motion to disqualify Judge Jesse M. Wood, Judge of the Criminal Court of Fulton County. The motion to disqualify is: State of Georgia v. Claude Smith. Superior Court of Fulton County. Now comes the defendant in the above entitled case and before arraignment and pleading thereto, makes and files this his objection to the Honorable Jesse M. Wood, presiding in said case and for grounds of same says as follows:
“1. That it will be impossible to secure a fair trial before said Judge because of interest,…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by53 opinions
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