Legal Opinion

Dennard v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1847No. 18PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Scire Facias upon forfeited recognisance. From Baker Superior Court. Tried before Judge Warren. November Term, 1S46. For the questions made and determined, see the opinion of the Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court

Nisbet, J.

delivering the opinion.

The proceeding in the Court below in this case, was a scire facias, to charge the plaintiffs in error as security for one Mclver, on his recognisance to appear and answer to a charge of playing at Faro. The record discloses that said Mclver, together with one Hatsfield, and several other persons, were jointly indicted under our statute for playing at Faro—that Hatsfield and Mclver were alone arraigned, and pleaded not guilty; and that the jury upon the trial returned a verdict of not guilty as to Hatsfield, and as to Mclver, returned the following…

2Cited by21 opinions

  1. Ewing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1917
  2. Roberts v. GordonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  3. Wall v. MountSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Barbour v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  5. Wells v. TerrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904

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