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Hinton v. StateHinton v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Feb 15, 1882
Reporters:
Before:
Jackson
Jackson, Chief Justice.

1. We think that the court did not err in ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍overruling the demurrer to the accusation. The offense was gaming. It matters not with whom, or what thing of value played for, ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍nor was it necessary to elect on which game of cards the playing was done. Formerly it was necessary to allege with ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍whom, but then the punishment was greater if with a slave, and the ruling was put on that ground. See 13 Ga., 396; 22 Ib., 101.

2. There ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍was no error in letting in the evidence. The witness swore from memory but aided it by a memorandum, and had the ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‍right to do so.

3. The verdict.is sustained by law and evidence.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Hinton v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Feb 15, 1882
Citation: 68 Ga. 322
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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