Legal Opinion
Rice v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 11, 1997No. A97A0174PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Rice was a volunteer and then a hired police officer with the City of Baldwin. Together with Police Chief Jarrell and fellow officers Umberhandt, Wiley, and Ivie, he was indicted for a RICO Act violation based upon over 100 instances of appropriating City property. OCGA § 16-14-4. The property taken was cash that had been paid for traffic fines and associated probation and late fees.
Rice contended the City did not provide uniforms or equipment for its officers and that Jarrell had told the officers that probation and late fees could be kept by the officers who put forth the…
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