KING v. STATE

No. S97A1127.

493 S.E.2d 189 (1997)

268 Ga. 384

KING, Jr. v. STATE of Georgia et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Etheridge King, Jr., Hardwick, pro se.

Kyle A. Pearson, A.A.G., State Department of Law, Atlanta, James L. Elliott, Elliot & Blackburn, Valdosta, Carol A. Callaway, A.A.G., Department of Law, Atlanta, for State.


SEARS, Justice.

Because the appellant, Etheridge King, an inmate, failed to use a form promulgated by the Administrative Office of the Courts in preparing his complaint,1 and because the clerk of superior court, contrary to the requirements of OCGA § 9-10-14(b), accepted King's complaint for filing even though King did not use the proper form, we conclude that the trial court did not err in dismissing King's action without prejudice...

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