Waller v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Fred Waller, convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (OCGA § 40-6-391), enumerates as error the denial of his motion for directed verdict for want of proof of venue beyond a reasonable doubt. The offense occurred on June 2, 1995. He contends the State was required to prove the offense occurred in the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.

Waller was tried in the City Court of Atlanta, otherwise known as the “Atlanta Traffic Court.” The City Court is referred to in the Georgia Constitution in Art. VI, Sec. X, Par. I (5), as one of the municipal courts continued by…