Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 27, 1937No. 11939PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

1. “Where remarks are made by the trial judge.to counsel in a criminal ease in the hearing of the jurors, which counsel contend were of such a character- as to prejudice the minds of the jurors hearing them against the cause of their client, they should either move for a postponement of the hearing in order that other jurors may be empaneled than those present when the remark is made, or, if the jurors have actually been selected and empaneled to try the particular case, a motion should be made toohave a mistrial declared: and upon the judge’s refusal to grant a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Perdue v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  2. Jinks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Redding v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  4. Staten v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Clifton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  2. Pulliam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. Chalkley v. WardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970

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