DEAN v. STATE

No. A11A0525.

711 S.E.2d 42 (2011)

309 Ga. App. 459

DEAN v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

May 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Burton Mills , for appellant.

Herbert E. Franklin, Jr. , Dist. Atty., Melissa Ann Pittman , Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


McFADDEN, Judge.

Martha Darlene Dean appeals from the denial of her motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds. She argues that pursuant to OCGA § 16-1-7(b), this prosecution is precluded by her prior guilty plea to other charges arising from the same conduct. We agree and reverse.

The underlying facts are not in dispute. On May 21, 2009, Dean drove down Poplar Springs Road just outside the city limits of Ringgold, Georgia to Highway 151. She turned...

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