HALL v. MATTHEWS

18431.

210 Ga. 401 (1954)

80 S.E.2d 167

HALL v. MATTHEWS, Superintendent.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 15, 1954.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Carpenter, Ferrin Mathews, for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Lamar Sizemore, Assistant Attorney-General, W. Dan Greer, contra.


WORRILL, Justice.

"All criminal cases shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed, except cases in the superior courts where the judge is satisfied that an impartial jury cannot be obtained in such county." Code § 27-1101; Constitution, art. VI, sec. XIV, par. VI (Code, Ann., § 2-4906).

Counsel for the plaintiff in error rely on Barrs v. State, 22 Ga.App. 642 (97 S. E. 86), involving a case where a defendant pleaded guilty...

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