Legal Opinion

Prather v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 22, 1967No. 24135PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

The constitutional attack upon Code § 26-2603, as amended (Ga. L. 1963, p. 295; 1965, p. 295; 1965, p. 504; 1966, pp. 555, 556) which would give this court jurisdiction of this appeal is no longer in the case upon the acquittal of the accused of this crime; hence this case must be transferred to the Court of Appeals since it no longer involves a question of the constitutionality of a statute but only the question of application of criminal procedures and related issues not involving a capital felony. Dixon v. State, 207 Ga. 192 (60 SE2d 439); Robinson v. State, 209…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  3. Waller v. ConnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
  4. Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Prather v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  2. Upton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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