Legal Opinion

Boyd v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 22, 1908No. 1037PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Indictment for burglary, from Terrell superior court — Judge Worrill. February 8, 1908.

1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.

1. Where an indictment for burglary alleges, as the purpose of the breaking, the intent to commit a larceny, no description, value, or ownership of any goods intended to be stolen need be alleged. Tarver v. State, 95 Ga. 223 (21 S. E. 381) ; Kidd v. State, 101 Ga. 528 (28 S. E. 990) ; Lanier v. State, 76 Ga. 304; Berry v. State, 124 Ga. 825 (53 S. E. 616).

2. Where one person rents a house and uses it as a dwelling, but allows a room therein to be occupied by a boarder or lodger, and this room is burglarized, the ownership of the house, in an indictment for burglary, may be alleged either in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tarver v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
  2. Harwood v. Shoe.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  3. Kidd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  4. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  5. Lanier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bacon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  2. Alexander v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Farm v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
  4. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933

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