THORNTON v. STATE

No. A13A1867.

753 S.E.2d 139 (2013)

THORNTON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

December 13, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackie Glenn Patterson , Atlanta, Jonathan Mitchell Kester , for Appellant.

R. Leon Benham , Carmen D. Smith , for Appellee.


MILLER, Judge.

Latoya Thornton was charged by accusation with the offense of simple battery. Thornton filed a general demurrer and motion to quash the accusation on the ground that the indictment was fatally defective since it charged "Latoia Jordan," a person not known to Thornton. The trial court denied Thornton's motion, concluding the accusation was not rendered defective due to a fatal variance because it charged her as the perpetrator by use of an alias, which...

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