Fair v. State

I reluctantly concur with the result reached in this case and in the Roberts and Dempsey cases, the reason being that the result is controlled by the decision of the Supreme Court of Georgia in Wilson v. State, 215 Ga. 775 (113 SE2d 607).

I disagree with the statement of this court in the Dempsey case “. . . that there is no authority of law for the defendant to bring both cases to the reviewing court by one bill of exceptions. . .” Ga. L. 1957, pp. 224, 234 (Code Ann. § 6-919) allows joint motions for new trial and joint bills of exception in those instances where two cases were consolidated…