Supreme Court of Georgia, 1906

Elliott v. State

Elliott v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided March 22, 1906 · Reck
125 Ga. 31; 53 S.E. 809; 1906 Ga. LEXIS 25

Elliott v. State

Opinion of the Court

Reck, J.

Where one is convicted of the offense of adultery and fornication, and the evidence does not disclose that either the accused or the other party participating in the criminal act is married, the verdict is without evidence to support it, and a new trial should be granted. Kendrick v. State, 100 Ga. 360; Tison v. State, ante, 7.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur.

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