Bailey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for adultery and fornication; from Burke superior court—Judge H. C. Hammond. June 17, 1912. , From the evidence it appeared, that, about eleven o’clock at night, policemen went to the house of Lottie Tilson, a negro woman, in Waynesboro, and knocked at the front door, and, after they had knocked several times and called for Bailey (a white man), he came to the door “with his underclothes on,” and opened it, and asked what they wanted.
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Indictment for adultery and fornication; from Burke superior court—Judge H. C. Hammond. June 17, 1912. , From the evidence it appeared, that, about eleven o’clock at night, policemen went to the house of Lottie Tilson, a negro woman, in Waynesboro, and knocked at the front door, and, after they had knocked several times and called for Bailey (a white man), he came to the door “with his underclothes on,” and opened it, and asked what they wanted. They told him that they had come to arrest him for disorderly conduct with Lottie Tilson. He said, “All right,” and asked them to wait until he could…
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
There being no evidence sufficient to authorize conviction, the verdict finding the accused guilty was contrary to law. Thompson v. State, 5 Ga. App. 7 (62 S. E. 571); Moore v. State, 8 Ga. App. 113 (68 S. E. 616). Judgment reversed.
O. B. Garlick, F. S. Burney, for plaintiff in error, cited the cases cited in the decision. J. S. Reynolds, solicitor-general, J ohn M. Graham, contra, cited: 81 Ga. 140 (6), 143-144; 81 Ga. 144 (4); 6 Ga. App. 554 (3), 558, and cit.; 119 Ga. 448; 97 Ga. 192.
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- Evans v. MillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Hunt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Eldridge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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- Cummings v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
- Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916