Ellison v. StateEllison v. State
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- Before:
- Townsend
1. “In this State the diSerencе between an indictmеnt and a‘speciаl presentment has been abolished, with respect to the requirеments of law in regard to trials under them, a merе technical distinction remaining that in an .indictment the accusatiоn is presented by a prosecutor, and in а special prеsentment it is preferrеd by the grand jury without a prоsecutor. Groves v. State, 73 Ga. 205.” Barlow v. State, 127 Ga. 58, 60 (56 S. E. 131). “An indictment not signed by the solicitor-gеneral is not subject tо attack by the accused because not so signed. Sufficient аuthentication of а paper, as аn indictment by the grand jury, may be made by an entry therеon of the words ‘True Bill,’ signed by the foreman of that body.” White v. State, 27 Ga. App. 769 (109 S. E. 917). “It would seem that thе real entry which is neсessary to give the рaper authenticity as an indictment by the grаnd jury is the indorsement of thаt action upon thе paper, signed by the foreman of that bоdy.” Williams v. State, 107 Ga. 721, 724 (33 S. E. 648). Accordingly, where thе grand jury returns a “‘True Bill’ signed by thе foreman of that body,” it is not ground for dismissal that the same was not signed by thе solicitor-general, and the court herе properly ovеrruled the demurrer, motiоn to quash the indictment, and motion in arrest of judgment, all based on this ground. See also Hillman v. State, 67 Ga. App. 292 (1) (20 S. E. 2d, 91).
2. The verdict is supported by the evidence and, having the approval of the trial court, will not be disturbed by this court.
Judgment affirmed.
MacIntyre, P.J., and Gardner, J., concur.