Shirley v. City of Commerce

Head, Presiding Justice.

It has long been the general rule that equity will not interfere in the administration of the criminal law. Code § 55-102; Gault v. Wallis, 53 Ga. 675 (4); Phillips v. Mayor &c. of Stone Mountain, 61 Ga. 386; Pope v. Mayor &c. of Savannah, 74 Ga. 365; Hodges v. State Revenue Commission, 183 Ga. 832 (190 SE 36); Baker v. City of Atlanta, 211 Ga. 34 (83 SE2d 682).

However, it has likewise long been recognized that there are exceptions to the general rule that equity will not interfere in criminal prosecutions. City of Atlanta v. Gate City Gas Light Co., 71 Ga. 106. In…