Legal Opinion
Birt v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 14, 1972No. 47420PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
The defendant was indicted, tried and convicted of theft by receiving stolen property. Motion for new trial was filed, amended and overruled. The appeal is from the judgment and sentence. Held:
Counsel for defendant was employed on Friday, February 18, 1972 (replacing previous counsel) and obtained a continuance until the following Monday. On- Monday, February 21, 1972, he filed a special demurrer. The court suggested that the demurrer was too late as the defendant had been arraigned the week before, on February 14, 1972, which was the proper time for filing said demurrer. He…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Doe ex dem. Truluck v. RoeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1846
- Smith v. HornsbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
- Kennedy v. BatemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Winn v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Burger v. DobbsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. EubanksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Baskin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Brock v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Mash v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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