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Phillipsv.Jackson

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia
Docket No.S22A0503
DecidedJune 21, 2022
Reporter314 Ga. 347
JudgesSee official opinion.
Tags
CriminalHabeas CorpusTraffic LawMunicipal CourtAppellate Procedure
Case Summary

A municipal court judge imposed driving restrictions as a supposed bond condition on a speeding citation, even though the defendant had not been ordered to post a bond. Phillips sought pretrial habeas relief instead of using the available appellate route. The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of habeas relief because an adequate legal remedy existed, while clarifying which remedy supplied the correct path. The unusual traffic case illustrates the limits of collateral review of an interlocutory municipal order.

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