State v. Reese

Birdsong, Chief Judge.

The State appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting defendant Charles J. Reese’s motion to dismiss the accusation against him which alleged the compounding of a crime. Reese was a security guard at K-Mart in Dublin, Georgia, when he swore out a warrant against Gloria Bostic, alleging she had committed a shoplifting offense. Ms. Bostic’s case was scheduled for trial and the court appointed the public defender to represent her. K-Mart terminated Reese as a security guard and he contacted Bostic and asked her if she would be interested in having the shoplifting…