Morton v. State

Johnson, Judge.

Albert W. Morton was convicted of violating the Fulton County Zoning Ordinance by improperly using his property, which was zoned for residential use, as storage for automobiles. The trial court sen tenced Morton to serve three concurrent six-month terms of imprisonment and ordered him to pay a $500 fine. Morton appeals.

At the outset, we note that the Supreme Court, rather than this court, has the exclusive jurisdiction to decide cases in which the constitutionality of a law or ordinance has been properly raised. See Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. II of the Constitution of 1983. See…