Jemley v. State

Dec 9, 1904
Reporters:
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Before:
Candler
Candler, J.

“To constitute the ofiense of riot, there must he not only a ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍common intent on the part of two or more persons to do an unlawful act of violence or some other act in a violent and tumultuous ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍manner, but also concert of action in furtherance of such intent.” Coney v. State 113, Ga. 1060. This does not mean, however, that there must necessarily have been a previous ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍plot or conspiracy on the part of the rioters in order to constitute the offense. The evidence for the State in the present cases fully established ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍both concert of action and a common intent on the part of the accused persons ; the verdicts of guilty were fully authorized, and it was ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍not error to overrule the motions for new trial.

Judgments affirmed.

All the Justices concur.