Legal Opinion
Johnston v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 25, 1976No. 30628PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
The appellant was declared to be an habitual violator against the motor vehicle and traffic laws and was barred from operating a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state under Code §§ 92A-455, 92A-463 (Acts 1972, p. 1086, as amended, and now repealed by Acts 1975, pp. 1008, 1044). He appeals.
The appellant contends that the Act of 1972 under which he was barred from operating a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state is void because it deprives him of the right of trial by jury, is an ex post facto law, constitutes double jeopardy, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McDonald v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Whorley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Tribble v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Garrett v. Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Lebrun v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Capelli v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- State v. BoosSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
- Parks v. McClungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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