Reed v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, a justice of the peace, was convicted of malpractice in office and appeals to this court. Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict.

2. The defendant was indicted on two counts for charging fees in excess of the legal costs. See Code Ann. § 24-1601 (Code § 24-1601, as amended through Ga. L. 1977, pp. 196,197). The trial judge in instructing the jury gave the following charge with reference to what those legal costs were. "I charge you members of the jury that in the event of a committal hearing, the person holding the hearing if such…