77 S.E.2d 764 (Ga.App. 1953), 34840, Smith v. State

Citation: 77 S.E.2d 764, 88 Ga.App. 749

Opinion Judge: TOWNSEND, Judge.

Party Name: SMITH v. STATE.

Attorney: 2. Without such legislative sanction, a penal ordinance covering the same subject matter as an existing penal statute is void, and a conviction thereunder is also void and is, in consequence, no bar to a prosecution under the State Statute., and distinct from the offense of public drunkenness con...

Judge Panel: GARDNER, P. J., and CARLISLE, J., concur.

Case Date: September 19, 1953

Court: Georgia Court of Appeals