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Hunt v. StateHunt v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
May 5, 1897
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Atkinson
Atkinson, J.

Where an attorney is appointed by ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍the court to defend a person accused of a felony, the court should ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍allow him a reasonable time for the preparation of the defense, and where ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍a motion for such time is made and refused, and the case ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍is close and doubtful on the facts, justice requires that a new trial ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍should be granted.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concurring.

Case Details

Case Name: Hunt v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: May 5, 1897
Citations: 102 Ga. 569; 27 S.E. 670; 1897 Ga. LEXIS 588
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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