Legal Opinion

Driver v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 27, 1900PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Indictment for gaming. Before Judge Nottingham. City court of Macon. September term, 1900.

1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.

1. The motion to dismiss the writ of error in this case is disposed of by the ruling in Ivey v. State, 112 Ga. 175.

2. The length of time during which a jury should be required to consider a case before discharging them and ordering a mistrial is within the discretion of the trial judge, and this court will not interfere with the exercise thereof, unless manifestly abused.

3. When twelve of the regular panel of jurors serving in the city court of Macon were disqualified to try a criminal case.pending therein, the judge of such court’was authorized to order twelve tales jurors to be summoned for…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Cofield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Tooke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. People v. OrmsbyMichigan Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926

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