Legal Opinion
State v. Watson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 17, 2001No. A01A0249PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Barbara Watson was indicted for possessing a sawed-off shotgun in violation of OCGA § 16-11-122.1 It is undisputed that when police seized the shotgun from Watson, it lacked a firing pin. Watson moved the trial court to dismiss the charge on the ground that the missing firing pin rendered the shotgun inoperable. The trial court granted the motion, and the State appeals. For reasons that follow, we reverse.
The Georgia Firearms and Weapons Act2 (the “Act”) proscribes the possession of certain firearms.3 Specifically, the Act prohibits individuals from possessing “any sawed-off…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Leonard Joseph YannottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Vines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Carson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Schmitt DegassoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Schmitt DegassoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004