Carr v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

In each of these cases the respective defendant was charged by accusation “with the offense of Misdemeanor . . .

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Defendants were convicted of the offense charged and sentenced. (See OCGA § 40-6-98.) On motion for new trial each defendant raised for the first and only time before the trial court, the contention that: “The accusation under which this Defendant was tried does not allege an offense under OCGA Section 40-6-98 (b).” Defendants’ motions for new trial were denied and…