Legal Opinion
Welch v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 17, 1936No. 25045PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
The information in this case charges that H. L. Welch carried a concealed pistol in Coweta County on September 17, 1934. The controlling question is whether or not the court erred in sustaining an “oral demurrer” to a plea which is substantially as follows:
1. The “alleged offense . . took place on or about September 17, 1934.”
2. At said time “ martial law was in effect at and around the Newnan Cotton Mills in Newnan, Georgia.”
3. The defendant “was placed under arrest at Newnan, Georgia, in front of the Newnan Cotton Mills, on or about September 17, 1934, by national guardsmen serving as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Grafton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Blair v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Crocker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
- Whitley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. FowlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987