Williams v. State

Head, Justice.

Charlie Williams was convicted in the City Court of Savannah on an accusation which charged that he operated a power-drawn net in Warsaw Sound in violation of the Code, § 45-512. The bill of exceptions assigns error on the judgment overruling his demurrer to the accusation, and the judgment denying his motion for new trial. Held:

1. Ground 2 of the demurrer alleges that the statute (Code, § 45-512) violates the “due process” clause of the Federal Constitution, and art. 1, sec. 1, pars. 2, 3, and 25 of the State Constitution (Code, Ann. §§ 2-102, 2-103, and 2-125). “When a citizen…