Dillard v. State
Dillard v. State
Opinion of the Court
Dale Dillard was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (Count 1) and disobedience of a traffic control device (Count 2) in one accusation. The jury found him guilty of Count 2, but was unable to agree on a verdict on Count 1. The trial court declared a mistrial with regard to Count 1 and delayed sentencing Dillard on Count 2 until after his retrial on Count 1. Before his retrial, Dillard filed a plea in bar, contending that a retrial would violate Georgia’s statutory proscriptions against double jeopardy. See OCGA §§ 16-1-7 and 16-1-8. The trial court denied Dillard’s plea and he appeals. See Young v. State, 251 Ga. 153, 155 (1) (303 SE2d 431) (1983).
Dillard contends he cannot be retried on Count 1 because OCGA § 16-1-7 (b) requires the two charges against him to be “prosecuted in a single action.” He also asserts OCGA § 16-1-8 (b) bars a retrial because he was formerly prosecuted “for a crime which involves the
Judgment affirmed.
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