Case Name: Shivers v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1905-08-01
Citations: 123 Ga. 538
Docket Number: 
Parties: Shivers v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Simmons, C. J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 123
Pages: 538–538

Head Matter:
Shivers v. The State.
Argued June 19,
Decided August 1, 1905.
Certiorari. Before Judge Spence. Worth superior court. April '24, 1905.
Perry & Tipton, for plaintiff in error.
W. P. Wooten, solicitor-general, and Payton & Hay, contra.

Opinion:
Fish, P. J.
1. For one charged, under an accusation in the county court, with a misdemeanor to avail himself of the right to demand an indictment, he must make such demand in "a writing signed by him." Penal Code, § 751. An oral demand made by his counsel is not sufficient.
2. It is not essential that such accusation charge the commission of the crime on the same day as that alleged in the warrant upon which the accusation is based.
3. The evidence warranted the verdict, and the certiorari was properly overruled.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur, except Simmons, C. J., absent.