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HILLIARD v. STATE

35703.

92 Ga. App. 294 (1955)

88 S.E.2d 425

HILLIARD v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 24, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam P. Burtz, for plaintiff in error.

H. G. Vandiviere, Solicitor-General, Wood & Tallant, H. L. Buffington, Jr., contra.

CARLISLE, J.

1. One who knowingly sends or delivers a letter or writing to another with intent to extort money or other thing of value from such person by threatening to murder him or any of his family is guilty of a violation of Code § 26-1802. Gatlin v. State, 18 Ga.App. 9 (89 S. E. 345); Hall v. State, 47 Ga.App. 833 (171 S. E. 727).

2. The gist of the offense prohibited by Code § 26-1802 is the communication

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