Edwards v. State

Full title: EDWARDS v. THE STATE

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Sep 24, 1968

163 S.E.2d 823 (Ga. 1968)

163 S.E.2d 823

Opinion

24843.

SUBMITTED SEPTEMBER 12, 1968.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1968.

Robbery by intimidation. Chatham Superior Court. Before Judge Harrison.

John R. Calhoun, for appellant.

Andrew J. Ryan, Jr., Solicitor General, Robert E. Barker, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Marion O. Gordon, Assistant Attorney General, William R. Childers, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

ALMAND, Presiding Justice.

The appellant in this case was convicted of robbery by intimidation, which under Code Ann. § 26-2503 (Ga. L. 1957, pp. 261, 263) is not a capital felony, and there is no other question raised in the case over which this court has exclusive jurisdiction under Art. VI, Sec. II, Par. IV of the Georgia Constitution ( Code Ann. § 2-3704). This court has no jurisdiction to review this case. Ward v. State, 199 Ga. 722 ( 35 S.E.2d 150); Meriwether v. State, 189 Ga. 746 ( 8 S.E.2d 72).

It is therefore,

Transferred to the Court of Appeals. All the Justices concur.

SUBMITTED SEPTEMBER 12, 1968 — DECIDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1968.