Knapp v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Jane Marie Knapp was convicted of DUI in the Probate Court of Meriwether County. Her conviction was affirmed on appeal to the Meriwether County Superior Court. She now appeals to this court, complaining of defects in the accusation under which she was tried. Because the body of the accusation identified someone other than Knapp as the perpetrator of the crime charged, we find the accusation fatally defective and reverse.

A traffic citation was issued charging “Jane Marie Knapp” with driving under the influence of alcohol on February 24, 2006, in Meriwether County. On April 26, a…