Crawford v. The State Of Ga.

Decision Date28 February 1882
CitationCrawford v. The State Of Ga., 68 Ga. 822 (Ga. 1882)
PartiesCrawford. vs. The State of Georgia.
CourtGeorgia Supreme Court

1.Where an indictment charged a defendant with "breaking and entering the depot of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, a corporation chartered by said state, doing business under said name, " the allegation that the owner was a corporation chartered by said state was mere surplusage and need not be proved, I Bish.Crim. Proc, §§234-5; 3 McLean, 333; 5 T. Rep,, 311;50 Ga., 591.

2.The verdict is supported by the evidence.

Speer, Justice.

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    • United States
    • Georgia Supreme Court
    • 31 d1 Março d1 1902
    ... ... in the indictment was stolen from a house ...          Error ... from city court of Valdosta; W. H. Griffin, Judge ...          Lawson ... Mattox was convicted of larceny, and brings error. Affirmed ...          Crawford ... Walker and Jos. M. Johnson, for plaintiff in error ...          S. M ... Varnadoe, O. M. Smith, and C. L. Smith, for the State ...          COBB, ...          The ... accused was arraigned in the city court of Valdosta under an ... indictment charging him ... ...
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    • Arkansas Supreme Court
    • 3 d1 Novembro d1 1919
  • Nickles v. State
    • United States
    • Georgia Court of Appeals
    • 13 d5 Junho d5 1952
    ...92 Ga. 47, 17 S.E. 1006, it was held that such a defect cannot be reached after verdict by a motion in arrest of judgment. In Crawford v. State, 68 Ga. 822, it was held the allegation that the property stolen was that of a corporation chartered by the State was surplusage and need not be pr......
  • State v. Missio
    • United States
    • Tennessee Supreme Court
    • 27 d3 Junho d3 1900
    ...Norton v. State, 74 Ind. 337, it was held that the corporate existence would be implied without being specially averred. And in Crawford v. State, 68 Ga. 822, it is that such averment is surplusage. But, whether this be the correct rule or not, we think that in a collateral matter, as this ......
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