Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Balkcom
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1954No. 18462PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice..
The only contention made by the petitioner for habeas corpus in the present case as to the illegality of his trial and conviction in the Superior Court of Baldwin County for the offense of rape is that, under the provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, pp. 291-311; Code, Ann. Supp., Ch. 24-24), the superior court was without jurisdiction to try his case.
In Hampton v. Stevenson, 210 Ga. 87 (78 S. E. 2d 32), it was held that proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1951 are civil and not criminal, and that such proceedings do not, therefore, violate the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hampton v. StevensonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Williams v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Law v. McCordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Mills v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Pee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Mathis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- J. W. A. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- J. E. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Whitman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
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