Smith v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant directly appeals the denial of his plea of double jeopardy. See Patterson v. State, 248 Ga. 875 (287 SE2d 7) (1982); McCannon v. State, 252 Ga. 515 (315 SE2d 413) (1984).

Defendant was arrested for driving with a suspended license and three counts of violation of the controlled substances act. He was charged by an accusation for the traffic offense and separately indicted for the drug violations. When the traffic offense was scheduled for trial it was the responsibility of Hearn, an assistant district attorney who had begun his job only the month before. After Hearn…