Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 29, 2012No. A11A2121PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Presiding Judge.
The State of Georgia appeals the grant of Dwight Brown’s motion in abatement which quashed the indictment against him because it was not returned in “open court.” Finding no error, we affirm.1
On January 6, 2011, a Cobb County grand jury returned an indictment against Dwight Brown in a courtroom in the recently constructed Cobb County Courthouse (the “Courthouse”). At the time the indictment was returned, the Courthouse had limited accessibil*283ity to the public while court employees were moving into it. As a result of this limited access, Brown filed a motion in abatement…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Isaacs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- United States v. Gregory LennickCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Renigar v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1909
- Cadle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Zugar v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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