Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 28, 1910No. 2659PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Accusation of aiding escape; from city court of Columbus— Judge Tigner. April 23, 1910.

1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.

The defendant was convicted of violating § 315 of the Penal Code of 1895, which provides: “If any person shall aid, or assist, or attempt to aid or assist, a prisoner to escape, so confined or imprisoned, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.” The expression, “so confined or iipprisoned,” refers to § 314 of the Penal Code, which provides: “If any person shall be convicted of an offense below the grade of felony, and shall escape from the chain-gang or other place of confinement or imprisonment for the violation of any municipal, county or State laws, and be thereafter retaken, he shall be…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Perry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Orth v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1918
  2. Hendrickson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  5. Holt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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