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FAVORS v. STATE

36604.

95 Ga. App. 318 (1957)

97 S.E.2d 613

FAVORS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 15, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy B. Scott, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Preston M. Almand, Solicitor, contra.

CARLISLE, J.

1. The rule has been laid down by the Supreme Court, and applied by this court, that sentences for criminal offenses "should be certain, definite, and free from ambiguity; and, where the contrary is the case, the benefit of the doubt should be given to the accused." Dixon v. Baughn, 149 Ga. 86, 87 (99 S. E. 34); Cooley v. Dixon, 149 Ga. 506 (101 S. E. 181); Cross v. Huff, 208 Ga. 392

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