Harris v. State

Ellington, Judge.

We granted the interlocutory application of Ashley Harris and Caroline Jenkins to consider whether the trial court erred when it overruled their demurrer to their indictment in Decatur County for harboring an unregistered sex offender. We conclude that the indictment was indeed defective, and we therefore reverse.

OCGA § 16-6-25 (b) provides:

Any person who knows or reasonably believes that a sexual offender, as defined in Code Section 42-1-12 [concerning the sexual offender registry], is not complying, or has not complied, with the requirements of Code Section 42-1-12 and who,…