Legal Opinion
State v. Sterling
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 5, 2000No. A00A1438PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The State appeals from the State Court of Gwinnett County’s dismissal of an accusation for lack of jurisdiction. See OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) (1). The procedural posture of this case is as follows.
The office of the Solicitor General of Gwinnett County drew an accusation against Kevin Thomas Sterling charging him with two counts of misdemeanor shoplifting. OCGA § 16-8-14 (b) (1). The case went to trial. While the jury was deliberating, the trial judge was informed by the State that Sterling had three prior convictions for shoplifting. The National Crime Information Center (“NCIC”)…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Jesup v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Chambers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Bishop v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Lynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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