Legal Opinion
Adkins v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 3, 1982No. 64900PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was convicted of the offenses of armed robbery, violation of the Georgia Firearms and Weapons Act (possessing a sawed-off shotgun having a barrel less than 18 inches in length and overall length less than 26 inches) and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (after having been convicted of the felony of forgery in the first degree). Defendant appeals. Held:
1. Defendant was not here charged with recidivism but he contends that trying him for the offense of having been convicted of a felony and thereafter being in possession of a firearm (Code Ann. §…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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