DuPre v. Humphries

Aug 30, 1922
No. 3386
Reporters:
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Before:
Pjsk
Pjsk Curiam.

“ Upon an application for a mandamus to compel the trial ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍judge to certify a bill of exceptions, the merits of the case will not be considered if it he the first bill of exceptions ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍after verdict.” But upon an application for mandamus to compel a judge to sign a second bill of exceptions this court will look into ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍the merits of the case; and having done so in this ease, we find the petition for habeas corpus to be without merit, and ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍consequently deny the writ of mandamus requiring the trial judge to sign the bill of exceptions tendered. Rawlins v. Mitchell, 127 Ga. 24 (55 S. E. 958); Landers v. Cobb, 150 Ga. 80 (102 S. E. ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍428).

Writ of mandamus denied.

All the Justices concur, except Hill‘and Gilbert, JJ., absent.