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State v. Woodley

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 15, 1858PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Scire facias to forfeit recognizance, from Henry county. Decision by Judge Cabiness, at October Term, 1857. George W. Woodley being charged with the offence of simple larceny, (stealing a buggy and harness, the property of the estate of Raleigh Hightower, deceased,) entered into recognizance with sureties, conditioned to appear at the next Superior Court of Henry county, to answer the charge &e.

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Scire facias to forfeit recognizance, from Henry county. Decision by Judge Cabiness, at October Term, 1857. George W. Woodley being charged with the offence of simple larceny, (stealing a buggy and harness, the property of the estate of Raleigh Hightower, deceased,) entered into recognizance with sureties, conditioned to appear at the next Superior Court of Henry county, to answer the charge &e. He failed to appear and an order of forfeiture of his recognizance taken, and scire facias issued against the accused, and sureties to show cause why the judgment of forfeiture should not be made…

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

Lumpkin, J.

delivering the opinion.

All the points in this case, were fully argued and ruled adversely to the plaintiff in error in the case of the State of Georgia against William H. Lockhart, from the Chattahoochee Circuit, decided at Macon, at the last January Term, of this Court, not yet reported.

Judgment affirmed.

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. McDaniel v. CampbellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
  2. Mason v. TerrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  3. Cook v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  4. Candler v. KirkseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  5. Lawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943

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