Legal Opinion
Webb v. Henlery
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1953No. 18012PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Presiding Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Neither the various provisions of our Constitution relating to trial by jury, or provision for grand juries, nor any statutes relating to indictments, or the function, powers, or duties of a grand jury, specifically require that a person charged with a felony be indicted by a grand jury before being placed on trial. But this right is a part of the law of this State that came to us from the common law. Mitchum v. State, 11 Ga. 615, 633; Rafe v. State, 20 Ga. 60, 66; Gordon v. State, 102 Ga. 673 (29 S. E. 444). As to capital…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mitchum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Sarah v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859
- Swain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Wells v. PridgenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Bradford v. MillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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3Cited by15 opinions
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- City of Dothan v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Swint v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- West Point-Pepperell, Inc. v. Multi-Line Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Weatherbed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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