Hagans v. State

MacIntyre, P. 'J.

The defendant, W. T. Hagans, was tried and convicted under an indictment charging him with the offense of possessing non-tax-paid liquor. He moved for a new trial, which motion was overruled and he excepted.

“Generally 'voir dire’ denotes the preliminary examination ■which the court may make of one presented as a juror, where his competency or qualifications are objected to.” Croft v. State, 73 Ga. App. 318 (1) (supra). “In trials for misdemeanors there is no right to examine a juror upon his voir dire without first challenging him and assigning a cause of challenge.” Schnell…