Georgia Court of Appeals, 1916

Hughes v. State

Hughes v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided February 4, 1916 · Russell, Wade
17 Ga. App. 611; 87 S.E. 823; 1916 Ga. App. LEXIS 810

Hughes v. State

Dissenting Opinion

Russell, C. J.,

dissenting. I dissent for the reason stated in Nichols v. State, supra.

Opinion of the Court

Wade, J.

This case is controlled by the ease of Nichols v. State, ante, 593. The court erred in sustaining the demurrer to the plea in abatement and in striking the plea. If upon another trial the State fails to join issue upon the plea in abatement, or if, having so joined issue, the material averments therein are supported by proof and the issue determined in favor of the defendant, the indictment must be quashed. In the light of this ruling a consideration of the other assignments of error is unnecessary. Judgment reversed.

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