Fortson v. State

The contentions of the defendant are that the court committed reversible error in that the defendant was deprived of the benefit of the provisions of the Constitution of Georgia codified as Code (Ann.) § 2-105, which reads, “Every person charged with an offense against the laws of this State shall have the privilege and benefit of counsel; shall be furnished, on demand, with a copy of the accusation, and a list of the witnesses oni whose testimony the charge against him is founded; shall have compulsory process to obtain the testimony of his own witnesses; shall be confronted with the…