George W. Pitts, Jr. v. Arthur L. Smith, Judge

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ March 26, 2018 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A18A1368. GEORGE W. PITTS, JR. v. ARTHUR L. SMITH, JUDGE. In 2004, George W. Pitts, Jr., was convicted of rape and other crimes.1 In 2017, Pitts attempted to file a petition for writ of mandamus, naming the superior court judge who sentenced him as the defendant. The trial court denied and dismissed Pitts’s filing. Pitts filed a direct appeal in the Supreme Court of Georgia, which transferred the case to this Court. See Case No. S18A0674 (February 5,…