Legal Opinion
Morris v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 8, 1992No. S92G0461PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in State v. Morris, 202 Ga. App. 344 (414 SE2d 656) (1991) to determine the propriety of the Court of Appeals’ denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the state’s appeal. Morris argues that the state’s appeal under OCGA § 5-7-1 1 is barred by the state and federal constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy. See U. S. Const., Amend. V; Ga. Const, of 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XVIII. We agree and reverse.
Morris was indicted for trafficking in cocaine and other violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. During his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Keener v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Paquin v. Town of TyroneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Berky v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Dotson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Pleas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- State v. LawrenceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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