Legal Opinion

Sacco v. State Court

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 13, 2000No. S00A0538PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether Philip Paul Sacco is entitled to a writ of prohibition against the State Court of DeKalb County. Because he has an adequate legal remedy in his criminal case, we affirm the superior court’s decision that Sacco is not entitled to the writ.

Police issued Sacco a uniform traffic citation for driving an unregistered vehicle and driving without a driver’s license. He made a limited appearance in state court for the sole purpose of challenging the court’s jurisdiction. He argues that he is not a state resident, driver, or operator of a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Shantha v. Municipal Court of City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Carey Canada, Inc. v. HeadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gordon v. WhitwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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