Rangel v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Appellant, Thomas Jesse Rangel, appeals from the trial court’s order denying his plea in bar of prosecution upon the charge of simple battery in violation of OCGA § 16-5-23.1.

On July 14, 1994, Rangel and others were involved in a fight in Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia. The police officer responding to the incident issued Rangel a Uniform Traffic Citation (UTC) charging him with “simple battery” in violation of “Section 16-5-23.” However, the officer checked the “local ordinance” box thereon, indicating that the offense was violative of a local ordinance. Subsequently,…