Legal Opinion
Glenn v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 14, 2007No. S07A0079, S07A0080PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.
Appellants Nathaniel Glenn and John Dunlap challenged the constitutionality of OCGA§ 16-17-1 etseq. (“theAct”), after they were charged with violating OCGA § 16-17-2, which prohibits the making of “payday loans,” i.e., loans of $3,000 or less with illegal interest rates. See USA Payday Cash Advance Centers v. Oxendine, 262 Ga. App. 632, 633 (585 SE2d 924) (2003) (“ ‘payday loan is a loan of short duration, typically two weeks, at an astronomical annual interest rate’ ”). First time violators of OCGA § 16-17-2 are guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Love v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- State v. Old South Amusements, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Ciak v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Rozier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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