In Re Henry Adeleye
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ March 24, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A20A1448. IN RE HENRY ADELEYE. After the City of Atlanta Municipal Court adjudicated attorney Henry Adeleye guilty of contempt of court and imposed a $150 fine, Adeleye filed a direct appeal to this Court. We lack jurisdiction. Appellate review of a municipal court judgment generally lies in superior 1 court. See OCGA § 5-4-3. Where, as here, the case does not involve a traffic offense, the appeal must be initiated by filing a petition for a writ of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Sawyer v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Dunn v. MullingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Zornes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- City of Lawrenceville v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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