Legal Opinion

Smith v. Greene

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 4, 2002No. S01A1657PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

This is an appeal of the denial of a writ of mandamus seeking to require that the prosecution of alleged violations of county development regulations be removed to state court for trial by jury. Finding no right to mandamus, we affirm the denial of the writ.

On November 15, 2000, Grady Smith was charged with violations of the Development Regulations of Gwinnett County for grad ing without permits, “filling right of way,” and “filling lake.” On November 30, 2000, Smith filed a demand for jury trial pursuant to OCGA § 15-10-61 1 in the Recorder’s Court of Gwinnett County. 2 In…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ballew v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Gilmer County v. City of East EllijaySupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Gwinnett County v. Ehler Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Wojcik v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Zornes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Focus Entertainment International, Inc. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Geng v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Geng v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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