Legal Opinion
Anthony v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1951No. 33804PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Since error is not assigned on the admission into evidence of the fingerprint reproductions it will not be considered here, although, on the subject of similarity of name being prima facie evidence of identity, see Vann v. State, 72 Ga. App. 301 (33 S. E. 2d, 742); Mills v. State, 71 Ga. App. 353 (4) (30 S. E. 2d, 824).
As stated in Moon v. State, 22 Ariz. 418 (198 Pac. 288, 16 A. L. R. 362), “It seems well settled both in England and in this country that evidence of correspondence of fingerprint impressions for the purpose of identification, when…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. JenningsIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- People v. . RoachNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Moon v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1921
- Mills v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- State v. CercielloSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1914
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3Cited by50 opinions
- White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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- Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Commonwealth v. CichySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Lawless v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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