State v. Galloway

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Jerry Galloway, a Macon police officer, was indicted on two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault against a person in custody and two counts of violating his oath as a public officer. Galloway moved to quash the indictment on the ground that he had been denied access to the grand jury as provided by OCGA§§ 17-7-52 and 45-11-4. The trial court granted the motion. The state appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in quashing the indictment. We agree and reverse the trial court’s ruling.

OCGA§ 17-7-52 (a) provides:

Before an indictment against a present or…