John Powell v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ October 12, 2023 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A23A0895. POWELL v. THE STATE. A23A0897. SCOTT v. THE STATE. John Powell, the chief of police for the Glynn County Police Department, and Brian Scott, Powell’s chief of staff, were indicted on four counts of violation of oath by a public officer. On appeal, they contend the trial court erred by denying their general demurrers because OCGA § 16-10-1, the oath of office statute, is unconstitutionally vague as applied to the facts of their cases. The…