McGILL v. STATE OF GEORGIA

18062.

209 Ga. 500 (1953)

74 S.E.2d 78

McGILL et al. v. STATE OF GEORGIA, by DAVIS, Solicitor-General.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 15, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold, Gambrell & Arnold, James A. Branch and James Maddox, for plaintiffs in error.

Chastain Parker, Solicitor-General, John W. Davis, Solicitor-General, Robert E. Coker, G. W. Langford, Fariss & Fariss, Shaw & Shaw, Gleason & Painter and Andrew Cain, contra.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

In large measure the fate of individual freedom depends upon the maintenance of a free and independent press and independent courts with full power to compel obedience to court orders. These two in our system of popular government are given the high and noble mission of preserving freedom. Since the functions of the one complement the work of the other in the attainment of this common objective, it would be regrettable if at any time a claim...

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