Focus Entertainment International, Inc. v. Bailey

Barnes, Judge.

Focus Entertainment International, Inc. was cited more than 200 times for violating three Union City ordinances, including an ordinance prohibiting the operation of a sexually oriented business without a license. The municipal court denied the company’s motion for a jury trial. Following a bench trial, the court convicted the company of all offenses and assessed a fine of $22,300. The Superior Court of Fulton County then granted Focus Entertainment’s petition for a writ of certiorari and, after oral argument, affirmed the municipal court convictions, but did not address Focus…