State v. Serio

Phipps, Judge.

The State appeals an order of the State Court of Gwinnett County granting Sarah Jane Serio’s motion to transfer her DUI case to the Recorder’s Court of Gwinnett County. The State argues that the transfer order is invalid because, among other things, Serio’s motion was untimely and the state court lacked authority to transfer the case. We agree and reverse.

On July 26, 2001, Serio was arrested in Gwinnett County and cited for DUI and failure to maintain lane. The citations ordered her to answer the charges in the Recorder’s Court of Gwinnett County. At her arraignment on October…