Nixon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for carrying concealed weapon. Before Judge Bartlett. Douglas superior court. June 17, 1904. The accused was convicted upon a presentment based upon the act approved December 20, 1898 (Acts 1898, p. 60), charging him with carrying metal knucks concealed about his person. He assigns error upon the refusal of the judge to grant him a new trial, and upon other rulings made in the case.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
1. A demurrer was filed, setting up that the presentment, did not show upon its face at what term it was found. The return of the grand jury, entered upon the back of the presentment, showed that it was found at the, May term, 1903. This was sufficient.
2. Another ground' of the demurrer was that the presentment did not allege that the metal knucks were “ manufactured for the purpose of offense and defense.” This was not necessary. The words quoted appearing in the statute do not qualify any word except “knives.”
3. After the jury had been sworn and the trial had begun, it was discovered that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Humphries v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Quattlebaum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
3Cited by8 opinions
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