192 Ga. App. 73
383 S.E.2d 571
Decided May 22, 1989
Court of Appeals of Georgia · decided 1989-05-22
Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently March 2009
7 state decisions
Key passage — most relied on by later courts
“the law as it exists at the time when the case is before”
quoted by 1 later decision, including In Re AB
Relies on Jones v. State · Rylee v. State
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1989-05-22
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¶1On Motion for Rehearing.
¶2On rehearing the State argues that the holding in Jones v. State, 257 Ga. 753 (363 SE2d 529) (1988), should not be retroactively applied to the facts of this case. We disagree. An appellate court applies the law as it exists at the time when the case is before it. Rylee v. State, 184 Ga. App. 401 (361 SE2d 546) (1987). Consequently, defendant’s conviction must be reversed.