Nobles v. Georgia, 168 U.S. 398 (1897)

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Nobles v. Georgia


No. 376


Argued November 9-10, 1897
Decided November 29, 1897
168 U.S. 398

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA

Syllabus

This Court follows the construction given by the Supreme Court of the Georgia to the statutes of that state called in question in this case.

If, after a regular conviction and sentence in that state, a suggestion of a then-existing insanity is made, it is not necessary, in order to constitute "due process of law," that the question so presented should be tried by a jury.

The case is stated in the opinion.