Bond v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Frankum, Judge.
The defendant demurred to the indictment on the ground that it does not allege that the road was of sufficient width for the defendant to have driven his automobile upon the right half of the roadway. See Code Ann. § 68-1633. “It is a well-settled rule in this State, that the language of an indictment is to be interpreted liberally in favor of the State.” Green v. State, 109 Ga. 536, 540, supra. Studstill v. State, 7 Ga. 2; DeVere v. State, 45 Ga. App. 330 (164 SE 485). An averment in the indictment is that the defendant did “drive and operate said automobile to the left of the…
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