Wooten v. State

Mar 29, 1904
Reporters:
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Before:
Simmons
Simmons, C. J.

Evidence that ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‍the accused committed the crime charged in ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‍Pinehurst, without showing the county or that ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‍the Pinehurst referred to is in ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‍Georgia, is not sufficient proof of venue. Cooper v. State, 106 Ga. 119; Moye v. State, 65 Ga. 754.

Judgment ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‍reversed.

All the Justices concur.