Motion Day Calendar Is Light

It was a very small calendar, as far as criminal cases, on Tuesday, March 21 when Jasper Superior Court convened for a motion day with Judge Hulane E. George presiding. The four cases on the calendar were:

•The case of the State vs. Joe Elmer Dawson, in which Mr. Dawson was appealing his conviction on an ordinance violation citation in the Magistrate Court’s judgment against him on October 28, 2005.

Mr. Dawson was convicted of a single count of violating the Jasper County Zoning Ordinance by operating a commercial enterprise on property that was zoned for residential use, and was ordered to pay a fine of $435 and perform 40 hours of community service. The case was granted a continuance.

•Gary Banks, charged with violation of probation was sentenced to 120 to 180 days in detention center.

•Dewayne Lashawn Carter, charged with violation of probation was given until the end of March to pay fines.

•Travis Lee Johnson, charged with violation of probation was sentenced to 120 to 180 days in detention center.