Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 13, 1998No. S97G1681PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider the construction the Court of Appeals gave to OCGA § 16-10-20 in State v. Johnson, 226 Ga. App. 836 (487 SE2d 677) (1997). For the following reasons we reverse that court.
Carolene Johnson was indicted in Fulton County and charged, in 44 counts, with the offense of false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of a department of the State. OCGA § 16-10-20. That statute sets forth three ways to commit the crime of false statement: (1) when a person knowingly and wilfully falsifies a material fact; (2) when a person makes a…
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