Legal Opinion
State v. Babel
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 4, 1996No. A95A2339; A95A2340; A95A2341; A95A2342PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Defendants A. J. Babel, Carol Babel, Bill Johnson, Elizabeth Babel, and Stacey Williams were indicted for participating in a pyramid club in violation of OCGA § 16-12-38. The trial court quashed the indictments on the ground that defendants had been selectively prosecuted in violation of their constitutional rights, and the State appealed. Concluding that defendants’ indictments did not violate their constitutional rights even if we accept all the trial court’s factual findings in their favor, we reverse.
Defendants participated in a pyramid club scheme which was…
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- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Vansant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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