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Blakey v. StateBlakey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 14, 1923
14842
Reporters:
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Before:
Bloodworth
Bloodworth, J.

Plaintiff in error, in his own behalf, filed a brief ‍​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‍in which he stated: “I have paid the fine in this ease, and have been discharged from the court, and my attorney ‍​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‍has withdrawn from the case. While this is true, I am innocent of this charge. But, being confined in jail, had to ‍​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‍pay the fine in order to be liberated.” Under this statement the questions presented by the bill of exceptions have become moot; ‍​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‍and, as courts will not decide moot questions, the writ of error must be dismissed. See Kirksey v. Geer, 31 Ga. App. 52 (119 S. E. 440), and ‍​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‍cases cited.

Writ of error dismissed.

Broyles, C. J., and Luke, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Blakey v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Nov 14, 1923
Citations: 31 Ga. App. 157; 120 S.E. 16; 1923 Ga. App. LEXIS 797; 14842
Docket Number: 14842
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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