Georgia Court of Appeals, 1913

Dawson v. State

Dawson v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided October 28, 1913 · Russell
13 Ga. App. 668; 79 S.E. 745; 1913 Ga. App. LEXIS 310

Dawson v. State

Opinion of the Court

Russell, J.

“Relationship within the prohibited degrees of a juror to the defendant in a criminal ease, although unknown to the defendant and his counsel until after the verdict, is not sufficient ground to set aside the verdict, on a motion for new trial.” Sikes v. State, 105 Ga. 592 (31 S. E. 567), following Wright v. Smith, 104 Ga. 174 (30 S. E. 651).

.'Judgment affirmed.

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