Legal Opinion
Landers v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 3, 1983No. 39164PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
A jury found defendant guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. OCGA § 16-11-131 (Code Ann. § 26-2914). He had been convicted of burglary in 1966 and was found in possession of two guns in December, 1980. The Court of Appeals transferred defendant’s appeal to this court because defendant challenges the constitutionality of OCGA § 16-11-131 (Code Ann. § 26-2914).
The evidence introduced at trial showed that on December 18, 1980, defendant was arrested under an arrest warrant issued in Fulton County for violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. At the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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