RAMSEY v. STATE

33895.

85 Ga. App. 245 (1952)

69 S.E.2d 98

RAMSEY v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 21, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendell J. Helton, for plaintiff in error.

Paul Webb, Solicitor-General, John I. Kelley, Solicitor, C. O. Murphy, contra.


TOWNSEND, J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) 1. While an accusation which states the offense in the terms and language of the Code or so plainly that the nature of the offense charged may be easily understood, is generally sufficient (Code, § 27-701), nevertheless, where the terms used in the Code section are generic, as is the word "lottery" (there being an unlimited variety of games of chance which fall under this general head) it is not sufficient that...

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