Legal Opinion

Leverette v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 27, 2001No. A01A0899PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Eddie Leverette appeals from the Superior Court of Clayton County’s revocation of his first offender probation on the offense of terroristic threats, which revocation was predicated upon Leverette’s subsequent conviction for possession of cocaine. In his enumeration of error, Leverette contends that the revocation is void ab initio, since the petition for revocation was signed and submitted to the court by a probation officer (now “supervisor” 1 ), which allegedly is the unauthorized practice of law under OCGA § 15-19-51. In considering this issue of first impression, we…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Eckles v. Atlanta Technology Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Christensen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  3. Huber v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Roberts v. LowrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  5. Kitchens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Huzzie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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  5. Strozier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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