State v. Ramsey

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was tried, convicted, and sentenced in the City Court of East Point for the offense of theft by taking. The charge involved the taking of two United States flags belonging to the city. He was subsequently charged with the same crime in an accusation which issued from the Criminal Court of Fulton County, now the State Court of Fulton County. The defendant moved to dismiss the accusation, pleading double jeopardy. The trial court sustained the motion, and the state filed this appeal.

The state is correct in its contention that the City Court of East Point was without…