1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 237 Ga.
  5. 237 Ga. 876 (1976)
 

DORSEY v. STATE

30983.

237 Ga. 876 (1976)

230 S.E.2d 307

DORSEY v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 3, 1976.

Rehearing Denied November 23, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeWitt R. Dent, for appellant.

H. Reginald Thompson, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

GUNTER, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of the constitutionality or unconstitutionality of a provision of the Criminal Code of Georgia, Code Ann. § 26-507 (c) which provides: "A prosecution is barred if the accused was formerly prosecuted in a District Court of the United States for a crime which is within the concurrent jurisdiction of this State if such former prosecution resulted in either a conviction or an acquittal, and the subsequent prosecution...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases