Butler v. State

It appears from the record that Judge Hammond of the city court of Griffin was disqualified in a civil case. His court was in session/ and, under paragraph 1 of section 5 of article 6 of the constitution of this State, he called upon Judge Beagan of the superior court of Spalding county to preside in the city court to try the disqualified case. Judge Beagan went upon the bench of the city court, and a jury was selected to try the case. Thereupon Judge Beagan, with the consent of counsel in the case, left the regular city-court room and went into the grand-jury room *77to continue the trial.…