Case Name: Leatherman v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1912-10-22
Citations: 11 Ga. App. 756
Docket Number: 4331
Parties: Leatherman v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 756–756

Head Matter:
4331.
Leatherman v. The State.
Decided October 22, 1912.
Accusation of misdemeanor; from city court" of Floyd county— Judge Eeece. July 1, 1912.
Eubanks & Mebane, for plaintiff in error.
John W. Bale, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Pottle, J.
1. In the trial of an accusation for unlawful sexual intercourse, it is not error to admit testimony that a witness, without the consent of the accused, placed a searchlight through a broken pane in a window of the house where she was staying, and by this means discovered her in bed with a man, both persons being undressed. Such evidence was not inadmissible as having been obtained in violation of the constitutional right of the accused to be protected from an illegal search. Williams v. State, 100 Ga. 511 (26 S. E. 624, 39 L. R. A. 269).
The evidence fully warranted the verdict of guilty.
Judgment affirmed.