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CLAYTON COUNTY v. EVANS

45247.

258 Ga. 146 (1988)

366 S.E.2d 282

CLAYTON COUNTY v. EVANS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glaze, Fincher & Bray, George E. Glaze, Steven M. Fincher, for appellant.

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Michael E. Hobbs, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

MARSHALL, Chief Justice.

Clayton County filed a petition for the writ of mandamus against David C. Evans, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections. Count 1 sought mandamus based upon the statutory obligations placed upon the commissioner by OCGA § 42-5-50 (b), i.e., to assign state felony prisoners under sentence in the county's custody to a state correctional institution within 15 days after receipt of the information provided for in subsection...

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