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DUDLEY v. STATE

No. S00G0895.

542 S.E.2d 99 (2001)

273 Ga. 466

DUDLEY v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin H. Thornton, LaGrange, for appellant.

Patrick J. McDonough, District Attorney, David N. Marple, Richard E. Thomas, Cheri L. Nichols, Assistant District Attorneys, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, for appellee.

Cook, Noell, Tolley, Bates & Michael, Edward D. Tolley, Ronald E. Houser, Athens, Grady K. Dukes, Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., McDonough, amicus curiae.

HINES, Justice.

OCGA § 17-7-521 affords certain rights, including the right to be prosecuted only upon a grand jury indictment, to peace officers charged with committing a crime alleged to have occurred while in the performance of the peace officer's duties. We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Dudley v. State, 242 Ga.App. 53, 527 S.E.2d 912

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