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Clayton County state court resolves multiple arraignments with plea deals and short jail sentences
Summary
At the July 29 State Court arraignment calendar, several defendants entered pleas or negotiated dispositions ranging from traffic fines to short jail terms; the court also recalled at least one bench warrant and directed clerks to provide payment instructions.
Judge Tammy Vaughn Hayward presided over the July 29 arraignment and jail calendar in State Court of Clayton County, accepting a series of pleas and announcing sentences or fines for multiple defendants.
The most immediately resolved case involved Ricardo Alvarez (case 2023CR00188). Prosecutor William Tipton told the court that officers clocked a Dodge Challenger driven by Alvarez at 87 mph in a 65 mph zone and observed lane departures. Tipton said, “If you plead guilty or NOLA today, the speeding will be a fine of $500.” The judge accepted Alvarez’s guilty plea to speeding (count 1) and improper lane change (count 3), ordered counts 2 and 4 null prossed, and imposed a $500 fine with surcharges totaling $737.50 and a $200 fine (total $298) on the lane-change count. The judge also instructed Alvarez on payment options and noted the Department of Driver Services, not the court, assesses license points.
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