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Watkins v. StateWatkins v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Feb 15, 1882
Reporters:
Before:
Jackson

i . If after the commission of a ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍crime the offender escapes and conceals himself so that he cannot be arrested, the statute ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍of limitations will be suspended during the time for which such concealment continues. Code, §4665; ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍54 Ga., 55; 4 Ib., 335.

(a.) Nor does it matter that the offender is arrested, and then escapes and conceals ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍himself before indictment, and avoids a re-arrest; such concealment will suspend the statute of limitations. ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍An indictment which alleged these facts was sufficient.

Case Details

Case Name: Watkins v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Feb 15, 1882
Citation: 68 Ga. 832
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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