Legal Opinion
Gebrekidan v. City of Clarkston
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 21, 2016No. S15A1442PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
Aster Zeru Gebrekidan filed an application for discretionary appeal to challenge her conviction and fine for violating a City of Clarkston ordinance that prohibits certain retailers of packaged alcoholic beverages from allowing on their premises any form of electronic or mechanical game machine or coin-operated device that may be used for entertainment or amusement purposes. We granted Gebrekidan’s application to decide whether the State’s detailed statutory scheme regulating coin operated amusement machines (COAMs) and COAM businesses in Georgia, see OCGA §§ 16-12-35 and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Old South Duck Tours, Inc. v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Borders v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Grovenstein v. Effingham CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
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