· 10/5/2001
Adams v. Georgia Department of Corrections
Citations
- 553 S.E.2d 798
- 274 Ga. 461
- 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 3001
- 2001 Ga. LEXIS 794
How courts have described this case
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- appellants mere self-proclaimed champions of the community who were “not directly affected” by the challenged statute
- appellants mere self-proclaimed champions of the community who were \not directly affected\ by the challenged statute
- there is a long-recognized rule that a private plaintiff who is not directly affected by an official act “may not assume the role of champion of a community to challenge public officers to meet him in courts of justice to defend their official acts”
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Judges: Carley, Sears, Benham, Fletcher
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