Legal Opinion

Pierce v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 13, 2013No. A13A0440PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Cynthia Mack Pierce appeals from her conviction for improperly passing an emergency vehicle in violation of the Spencer Pass Law.1 Pierce contends (1) that the law is unconstitutionally vague, and (2) that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. Because the constitutional challenge was not timely raised, and because the evidence supports the verdict, we affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict,2 the evidence shows that an officer was concluding a traffic stop in the center turn lane of a five-lane road. As he walked back to his patrol vehicle, he observed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. City of Decatur v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Brinkley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Perez-Castillo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Abigail Patrice James v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025
  2. Durlav Rijal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2023

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