Dickerson v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Indicted for credit card theft, defendant appeals the denial of her plea of former jeopardy and collateral estoppel.

On January 21, 1981, defendant was indicted in Forsyth County for two counts of credit card theft in violation of Code Ann. § 26-*2681705.1 (now OCGA § 16-9-31). On March 13,1981, she was indicted in DeKalb County for two counts of credit card theft, which were the same offenses alleged in the Forsyth County indictment. Defendant made no motion for continuance on the DeKalb indictment and filed a demand for jury trial on April 9, 1981. On April 21,…