WILLIAMSON v. STATE

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Docket Number

61026.

Attorney(S)

Jean E. Johnson, Jr., F. Gentry Shelnutt, Jr., for
Herbert Rivers, Solicitor, Robert Webb, Assistant Solicitor, for

Judges

POPE, Judge.

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Factual and Procedural Background

This case involves a charge of simple battery prosecuted in Cobb State Court before Judge Cauthorn. The Court of Appeals initially reversed the trial court's judgment in 1980. Subsequently, the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the Court of Appeals' decision on certiorari, leading to the vacating of the Court of Appeals' prior judgment and the adoption of the Supreme Court's ruling as the final judgment.

Legal Issues Presented

The opinion addresses a procedural matter and does not frame distinct legal issues.

Arguments of the Parties

The opinion does not contain a detailed account of the parties' legal arguments.

Table of Precedents Cited

Precedent	Rule or Principle Cited For	Application by the Court
Williamson v. The State, 156 Ga. App. 856, 276 S.E.2d 60 (1980)	Reversal of trial court judgment by Court of Appeals	The Court of Appeals' judgment reversing the trial court was vacated following Supreme Court review.
State v. Williamson, 247 Ga. 685, 279 S.E.2d 203 (1981)	Supreme Court reversal of Court of Appeals decision	The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' decision, and its judgment was adopted as the final ruling by the Court of Appeals.

Court's Reasoning and Analysis

The Court of Appeals acknowledged that it had previously rendered a judgment reversing the trial court's decision. However, upon the Supreme Court's reversal of that judgment on certiorari, the Court of Appeals vacated its prior ruling and adopted the Supreme Court's judgment as its own. The opinion does not elaborate on the substantive legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court's reversal or the underlying facts, focusing instead on the procedural effect of the higher court's decision.

Holding and Implications

Judgment affirmed.

The Court of Appeals affirmed the Supreme Court's reversal of its prior judgment, thereby reinstating the trial court's ruling on the simple battery charge. This decision directly affects the parties by finalizing the outcome in favor of the State as determined by the Supreme Court. No new legal precedent was established by this opinion itself.

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WILLIAMSON v. THE STATE.

POPE, Judge.

This court having entered a judgment in the above-styled case at 156 Ga. App. 856 ( 276 S.E.2d 60) (1980) reversing the judgment of the trial court, and the judgment of this court having been reversed on certiorari by the Supreme Court in State v. Williamson, 247 Ga. 685 ( 279 S.E.2d 203) (1981), the judgment heretofore rendered by this court is vacated, and the judgment of the Supreme Court is made the judgment of this court.

Judgment affirmed. McMurray, P. J., and Banke, J., concur.