State v. Agan

Hunt, Justice.

We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Agan v. State, 191 Ga. App. 92 (380 SE2d 757) (1989) to review that opinion, with emphasis upon “[t]he correct interpretation of the offering of a bribe, as prohibited by OCGA § 16-10-2 (a) (1), and the acceptance of a ‘campaign contribution,’ as defined in OCGA § 21-5-3 (6).”

The facts, more fully set forth in the Court of Appeals opinion, are summarized as follows. Agan, the Honorary Turkish Consul in Atlanta, sought a building height variance for the construction of a hotel on his property. Agan and Sarper, an Emory University…