Harrell v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Charles A. Harrell appeals from the trial court’s denial of his plea in bar of prosecution in the Superior Court of Lamar County on charges of obstructing an officer, interfering with government property, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, made on the ground that these prosecutions were in violation of OCGA § 16-1-7 (b) because he previously had been tried and convicted in Milner Municipal Court on a DUI charge which arose from the same conduct.

At the hearing on the DUI charge in municipal court, Milner Police Chief Jake Sutton…