Collier v. Merck

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

Demetrius Collier was convicted in DeKalb County Recorder’s Court of violating DeKalb County Code § 16-45.2, which prohibits loitering for drug-related purposes. Challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, Collier appealed his conviction by petitioning for a writ of certiorari to the superior court.1 The superior court found the evidence sufficient and dismissed Collier’s petition. For reasons that follow, we affirm.2

On appeal, Collier asserts that the superior court applied the wrong standard of review. He further argues that, under any appellate standard, the…