Legal Opinion

Denzel Bennett v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 17, 2017No. A17A0181Published

1Opinion of the Court

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ May 10, 2017 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A17A0181. BENNETT v. THE STATE. The Supreme Court of Georgia has exclusive jurisdiction over “all cases in which the constitutionality of a law . . . has been drawn in question.” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. II (1). See Gearin v. State, 269 Ga. App. 187, 189(3) ( 603 SE2d 709) (2004) (court of appeals lacks jurisdiction to address constitutional challenge to statute). In this case, the appellant challenges the constitutionality of OCGA §…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gearin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Shessel v. StroupCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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