Case Name: Dawson v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1913-10-28
Citations: 13 Ga. App. 668
Docket Number: 5141
Parties: Dawson v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 668–668

Head Matter:
5141.
Dawson v. The State.
Decided October 28, 1913.
Conviction of shooting at another; from Bryan superior court — * Judge Sheppard. July 5, 1913.
J. H. Smith, for plaintiff in error.
N: Ji Norman, solicitor-general, W. G. Warnell, contra.

Opinion:
Russell, J.
"Relationship within the prohibited degrees of a juror to the defendant in a criminal ease, although unknown to the defendant and his counsel until after the verdict, is not sufficient ground to set aside the verdict, on a motion for new trial." Sikes v. State, 105 Ga. 592 (31 S. E. 567), following Wright v. Smith, 104 Ga. 174 (30 S. E. 651).
.'Judgment affirmed.