Braxley v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Questions certified by Court of Appeals (Case No. 5806).
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
The Supreme Court is asked by the Court of Appeals, whether “a count in an indictment, in which it is not stated, either literally or in substance, that the charge which is preferred is made ‘in the name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia/ is subject to demurrer because of this omission.” The record accompanying the question discloses that the plaintiff in error was convicted of the offense of accessory before the fact, under an indictment containing two counts, the first charging him with the crime of burglary, and the second as being accessory before the fact to *659the burglary charged in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Tarver v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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- Bird v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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- Luke v. LukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Mathis v. CrowleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
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