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CITY OF MACON v. MASSEY

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214 Ga. 589 (1958)

106 S.E.2d 23

CITY OF MACON v. MASSEY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 7, 1958.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Durward B. Mercer, for plaintiff in error.

Frank G. Wilson, contra.

Charles J. Bloch, Frank C. Jones, for Macon Bar Association.

HEAD, Justice.

1. The motion to dismiss the petition for certiorari is denied. The Constitution, article I, section I, paragraph VIII (Code, Ann., § 2-108), provides: "No person shall be put in jeopardy of life, or liberty, more than once for the same offense, save on his, or her own motion for a new trial after conviction, or in case of mistrial." This constitutional provision has application only to a crime. A crime is a violation of a public law, in the commission...

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