Brooks v. State

Miller, Judge.

The sole issue in all three appeals concerns the interpretation of statutory language setting forth the terms of court for Barrow County. OCGA § 15-6-3 (32) (B) states that those terms shall commence as follows: “Last Monday in January, first and second Mondays in February, second and third Mondays in August, and first and second Mondays in May and November.” The question is whether this sets forth (1) nine terms of court with some terms lasting only a week or (2) four terms with the starting date of these terms being one of two or three dates. We find that based on the case law…