Stepp v. State

MELTON, Justice.

Lekeisha Stepp is the owner of a pit bull which escaped from Stepp’s home and mauled a child. Thereafter, Stepp was convicted in DeKalb County Recorder’s Court of violating DeKalb County Ordinance § 5-2 (a) regarding animal control, and Stepp was later arrested and charged with a violation of OCGA § 16-5-60 (b) — misdemeanor reckless conduct. Stepp filed a plea in bar on double jeopardy grounds, arguing that her recorder’s court conviction barred a subsequent prosecution in state court. The trial court granted the motion, and the Court of Appeals reversed. See State v. Stepp,…