Case Name: POPPELL v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1966-09-20
Citations: 114 Ga. App. 309
Docket Number: 42293
Parties: POPPELL v. THE STATE.
Judges: Hall and Deen, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 114
Pages: 309–309

Head Matter:
42293.
POPPELL v. THE STATE.
Submitted September 12, 1966
Decided September 20, 1966.
Richard D. Phillips, for appellant.
W. N. Little, Solicitor, for appellee.

Opinion:
Nichols, Presiding Judge.
The defendant was tried and convicted for possessing and transporting nontax-paid liquor. On May 11, 1966, the defendant was released from further custody upon payment of fines imposed by the court. Held:
"This having become merely a moot case, by reason of the payment of the fine imposed upon the accused and his discharge from custody, the writ of error must be dismissed." Blakey v. State, 31 Ga. App. 157 (120 SE 16).
Appeal dismissed.
Hall and Deen, JJ., concur.