Legal Opinion
State v. Benton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 13, 1983No. 66508PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
In October of 1982, appellees were charged by accusation with making false representations to obtain unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Act, a misdemeanor violation of OCGA § 34-8-17 (a) (Code Ann. § 54-9916). The statute of limitations for the offense is two years. OCGA § 17-3-1 (Code Ann. § 26-502). Appellees moved to dismiss those charges against them which were based on events occurring more than two years prior to the filing of the accusations. Their motions were granted, and the state appeals.
1. The state maintains that the two-year limitations period was…
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