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Reynolds v. StateReynolds v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Dec 10, 1901
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Xittle
Xittle, J.

1. It is a well-settled rule of criminal law, that, on the ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‍trial of one indicted for a misdemeanor, the case may he made out hy proof that the accused committed the act which constituted the ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‍offense charged, at any time within two years previously to the return of the indictment as true.

‘2. That the indictment charged the accused with having ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‍unlawfully sold spirituous liquors to a named person on a particular day does not change the rule ; such a conviction may he pleaded ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‍in har of another conviction for an illegal sale to the person named, within the statutory period.

3. The evidence was amply sufficient to sustain ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‍the verdict, and no error of law was committed.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring.

Case Details

Case Name: Reynolds v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Dec 10, 1901
Citations: 114 Ga. 265; 40 S.E. 234; 1901 Ga. LEXIS 652
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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