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BEST v. STATE

40595.

109 Ga. App. 553 (1964)

136 S.E.2d 496

BEST v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 7, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris, Chance, McCracken & Harrison, Henry T. Chance, Roy V. Harris, for plaintiff in error.

George Hains, Solicitor General, contra.

RUSSELL, Judge.

The only question for decision is whether a deputy sheriff is included among the officers named in Code Ann. § 26-4102 prescribing the punishment for the offense of bribery. At the time this indictment was drawn the statute penalized bribery of "any member of the General Assembly or officer of this State, referee, or arbitrator." The rationale under which it is determined that only attempts to fraudulently influence

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