Legal Opinion
Marks v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 1, 2005No. S05A1729PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
A jury convicted Nicholas Marks of multiple violations of OCGA § 30-5-8 (a) (1) (unlawful to abuse, neglect, or exploit elder persons); OCGA § 15-19-51 (a) (7) (unauthorized practice of law to use title of attorney when one is not a duly licensed attorney); and other crimes stemming from the financial exploitation of Leonard Stewart. Via motions to dismiss the indictment, Marks challenged the constitutionality of OCGA § 30-5-8 (a) (1) on vagueness and equal protection grounds, and the constitutionality of OCGA § 15-19-51 (a) (7) on First Amendment grounds. The trial court…
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