MEANS v. STATE

43128.

255 Ga. 537 (1986)

340 S.E.2d 612

MEANS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winter, Goger & Kirwan, P. Bruce Kirwan, for appellant.

Norman R. Miller, Assistant Solicitor, for appellee.

Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Mark R. Swanson, amicus curiae.


WELTNER, Justice.

James Means was convicted of permitting an unlicensed person to drive his automobile on a public street. His sentence included six months in jail, six months on probation, and a fine of $1000.

Means allowed his sixteen-year-old son, whose license had been suspended for driving under the influence of alcohol, to drive his car. The son drove the car into another vehicle, resulting in the death of the passenger and serious injury to the other...

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