Case Name: BRIDGES v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1980-06-10
Citations: 154 Ga. App. 811
Docket Number: 59947
Parties: BRIDGES v. THE STATE.
Judges: Shulman and Carley, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 154
Pages: 811–811

Head Matter:
59947.
BRIDGES v. THE STATE.
Argued May 13 1980
Decided June 10 1980.
J. Douglas Willix, for appellant.
Marvin Bridges, pro se.
Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Margaret V. Lines, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

Opinion:
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
The defendant appeals his conviction for forgery. Held:
1. " '[A] preliminary hearing is not a required step in a felony prosecution and... once an indictment is obtained there is no judicial oversight or review of the decision to prosecute because of any failure to hold a commitment hearing . [I] n no event will we overturn a conviction on direct appeal or on collateral attack because a commitment hearing was denied appellant.' " Natson v. State, 242 Ga. 618, 622 (3) (250 SE2d 420); White v. State, 147 Ga. App. 260 (4) (248 SE2d 540).
2. After a review of the record it is evident that a rational trier of fact could reasonably have found from the evidence proof of the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560).
Judgment affirmed.
Shulman and Carley, JJ., concur.