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Clayton County State Court accepts multiple pleas, imposes short jail terms and suspended sentences on arraignment calendar
Summary
On May 13, 2025, Judge Tammy Long Hayward's arraignment calendar included numerous plea entries and dispositions: several defendants entered guilty or no-contest (nolo) pleas and received short active terms or suspended sentences, fines, and conditions such as restitution or no-contact orders.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward's May 13, 2025, arraignment calendar included a string of pleas and sentencing orders across multiple cases, with the court accepting negotiated and non-negotiated pleas and imposing short active terms, suspended balances, fines and conditions.
Notable pleas and dispositions entered during the calendar included:
- Christopher Chad Smith (2025CR04619): Represented by Lister Holt and Dennis, Smith entered a no-contest plea to a drug-paraphernalia charge. The court accepted a negotiated recommendation of "12 months; serve 20 days, credit for time served; balance suspended." Judge Hayward cautioned Smith to avoid returning to the location involved, telling him, "Don't go back to that Chevron." (Prosecutor's factual basis; defense assent recorded.)
- Dylan Anthony Smith (2025CR04669): Smith entered a Nolo plea on an obstruction charge. The state recommended, and the court accepted,…
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