Houston v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following his conviction in the City Court of Atlanta for speeding, Matthew Houston appeals. Houston contends, and the State agrees, that his conviction must be reversed because he was issued a traffic citation which failed to allege the incident took place within the City of Atlanta. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

The record shows that Houston filed a general demurrer to quash the citation as being fatally defective because it failed to establish venue by alleging that the incident took place within the City of Atlanta. The trial court erred when it…