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Hysler v. StateHysler v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Sep 14, 1918
No. 984
Reporters:
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Before:
Eish
Eish, C. J.

1. On the trial of a criminal case, incriminatory evidence is admissible against the accused notwithstanding it was discovered by his ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍illegal arrest and unlawful search of his premises, where he was not compelled to produce such evidence; and this rule of evidence is not violative of the provision of the Eederal constitution to the effect that no person shall be compelled to give, testimony tending ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍in any manner to criminate himself; nor does it contravene the constitutional prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures; nor is it contrary to the due-process provision of the State and Eederal constitutions; nor does it contravene so much of the fourteenth amendment of the Eederal constitution as declares ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍that “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; . . nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Calhoun v. State, 144 Ga. 679 (87 S. E. 893).

2. The exception to ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍the instruction, on the subject of reasonable doubt is without merit; nor are the assignments of error upon the instructions complained of in the fifth and sixth grounds of the motion for a new trial meritorious, when considered in connection with the judge’s notes to ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍those grounds.

3. The verdict was authorized by the evidence and the refusal of a new trial was not error. Judgment affirmed.

AU the Justices eoncur.

Case Details

Case Name: Hysler v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Sep 14, 1918
Citations: 148 Ga. 409; 96 S.E. 884; 1918 Ga. LEXIS 356; No. 984
Docket Number: No. 984
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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