Legal Opinion
Joiner v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 10, 1998No. A97A2486Published
1Opinion of the Court
497 S.E.2d 642 (1998)
231 Ga. App. 61
JOINER
v.
The STATE.
No. A97A2486.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
March 10, 1998.
Patterson & Patterson, Jackie G. Patterson, LaGrange, Yasma Patterson, for appellant.
Louis J. Kirby, Solicitor, for appellee.
SMITH, Judge.
Brenda Joiner was convicted following a bench trial in Troup County of DUI and driving with a suspended license. Joiner appeals, raising for the first time on appeal her sole contention that the State failed to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt. We do not agree.
Criminal actions generally must be tried in the county where the crime occurred. OCGA…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Alderman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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