Legal Opinion

Shivers v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 7, 1991No. S91A1358PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Weltner, Justice.

Ronald Mickey Shivers was convicted by a jury of homicide by vehicle, serious injury by vehicle, and leaving the scene of an accident. He was sentenced to a term of years.

1. (a) Shivers complains that OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (4), when considered in conjunction with OCGA § 40-6-Í392 (b) (3) and (4), is unconstitutional by reason of overbreadth.(b) In Gunn v. State, 244 Ga. 51 (2) (257 SE2d 538) (1979), we stated:

A constitutional attack on a criminal statute of this state cannot be raised for the first time in a motion for new trial. Corbin v. State, 212 Ga. 231, 233 (7a) (91 SE2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Corbin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  2. Gunn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Thrall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Sharpe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Souder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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