Legal Opinion

Prichard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1925No. 16238Published

1Opinion of the CourtBloodwobth, J.

1. An indictment or accusation based upon section 311 of the Penal Code of 1910, which does not allege that the officer was attempting to serve or execute a lawful process or order, is' fatally defective. Evans v. State, 29 Ga. App. 204 (114 S. E. 812).

2. The headnotes to an opinion rendered June 20, 1925, by the Supreme Court in answer to certified questions propounded by this court (160 Ga. 527, 128 S. E. 655) are as follows:

(а) Under sections 339 and 366 of the Penal Code, a third person can .not be punished for resisting or obstructing an officer in this State who is attempting, without a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Prichard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922

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