REED v. STATE

No. A97A2487.

495 S.E.2d 313 (1997)

229 Ga. App. 817

REED v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

December 12, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackie G. Patterson, LaGrange, Yasma Patterson, for appellant.

Louis J. Kirby, Solicitor, for appellee.


ELDRIDGE, Judge.

A 1993 contract between the governing authority of Troup County and the governing authority of the City of LaGrange in Troup County permits a Troup County State Court judge to sit as a municipal court judge. Such is proper pursuant to OCGA § 15-7-80. However, an incorrect application of the terms of the statute and the contract has repeatedly created an unclear mingling of these judicial identities during the prosecution of criminal matters....

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