Legal Opinion

Fox v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 18, 1925No. 16029PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Jenkins, P. .J.-..Where bail is taken prior to a commitment hearing, in order to bind the defendant to appear subsequently before a trial court to answer an indictment for the offense stated in the bond, the condition of the bond should indicate such requirement. Thus, where *75a member of the county police, executing a warrant issued by a justice of the peace on an affidavit charging a person with the offense of “misd.,” attested and approved a bond signed by the accused and sureties, conditioned only to appear “before the court-house” on the following day “and from term to term and from time…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bird v. TerrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  3. Youmans v. SlatonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Holcomb v. VandiverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963

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