Clayton County v. Evans

Marshall, Chief Justice.

Clayton County filed a petition for the writ of mandamus against David C. Evans, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections. Count 1 sought mandamus based upon the statutory obligations placed upon the commissioner by OCGA § 42-5-50 (b), i.e., to assign state felony prisoners under sentence in the county’s custody to a state correctional institution within 15 days after receipt of the information provided for in subsection (a) of that statute, and by § 42-5-51 (c), i.e., to transfer such prisoners to the place of confinement within 15 days after receipt of…