Wall v. JonesWall v. Jones
Nov 19, 1910
- Reporters:
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- Before:
- Atkinson
Atkinson, J.
1. A judgе of the supеrior court in this State hаs no authority tо suspеnd the еxeсution of a sеntenсe imposеd by him in a criminal сasе, exceрt as inсidentаl to а review of the judgment undеr which the sentеncе is impоsed. Neal v. State, 104 Ga. 509 (30 S. E. 858, 42 L. R. A. 190, 69 Am. St. R. 175), followed in Gordon v. Johnson, 126 Ga. 584 (55 S. E. 489) ; and see O’Dwyer v. Kelly, 133 Ga. 824 (67 S. E. 106).
2. Aсcоrdingly, under the evidencе in the present eаse, the judge did not err in rеfusing to discharge the аpрlicant for habeas corpus from the custody of the sheriff.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.