Legal Opinion
Smith v. Gwinnett County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 21, 2000No. A00A1054PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
In August 1997, Grady Smith was convicted in the Recorder’s Court of Gwinnett County of violating two county ordinances. Smith appeals from the Gwinnett County State Court’s order affirming his convictions. Finding that the state court lacked jurisdiction to consider the convictions, we reverse.
1. In his first enumeration, Smith challenges the jurisdiction of the state court to consider a petition for writ of certiorari from a criminal conviction in the Recorder’s Court of Gwinnett County. Smith asserts that the superior court had exclusive jurisdiction to consider the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Cochran v. City of RockmartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Kariuki v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Zornes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Collier v. MerckCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
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