Pettus v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Pettus v. State

42 Ga. 358

DecidedJanuary 15, 1871

StatusPublished

This text of 42 Ga. 358 (Pettus v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Pettus v. State, 42 Ga. 358 (Ga. 1871).

Pincite

Opinion

Warner, J.

If the defendant had in his custody, as the agent of the Governor of this State, a fugitive from justice, for the purpose of transporting him from the State of South Carolina to the Governor of this State, on his requisition, as set forth in the record, without any unreasonable delay, then, the defendant was not guilty of false imprisonment in the detention of said fugitive from justice for that purpose, and the Court below should have so instructed the jury on the trial.

Let the judgment of the Court below be reversed.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Warner, J.

If the defendant had in his custody, as the agent of the Governor of this State, a fugitive from justice, for the purpose of transporting him from the State of South Carolina to the Governor of this State, on his requisition, as set forth in the record, without any unreasonable delay, then, the defendant was not guilty of false imprisonment in the detention of said fugitive from justice for that purpose, and the Court below should have so instructed the jury on the trial.

Let the judgment of the Court below be reversed.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

42 Ga. 358, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/pettus-v-state-ga-1871.