Jinks v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for seduction. Before Judge Russell. Gwinnett superior court. October 5, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The accused was convicted of the offense of seduction, and brings his case here upon a bill of exceptions assigning error upon the overruling of his motion for a new trial.
1, 2. The court charged the jury, in substance, that while under an indictment for seduction the accused might be convicted of fornication, a verdict for fornication would not be authorized unless the jury believed that the offense had been committed within two years prior to the finding of the indictment. This charge was .erroneous. It is settled law in this State that the statute of limitations applicable in a criminal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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