Andrew v. State

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged with driving under the influence and driving with an expired driver’s license in two separate Georgia uniform traffic citations. On July 23, 1993, the parties appeared in the Probate Court of Gilmer County. The probate court indicated it would have an “informal hearing” on certain motions filed by the defendant. Counsel for the State and the defendant then proceeded to argue about whether the motions filed by defendant should be heard pre-trial or whether they should or could be considered once the trial commenced. Defense counsel insisted that his…