Legal Opinion
Carnes v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 14, 1980No. 36571PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
In 1970, the General Assembly enacted the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Act (hereinafter POST, Ga. L. 1970, p. 208; Code Ann. § 92A-2101 et seq.). The act defined peace officers to include any full-time officer or member of a municipal or county law enforcement unit who has the power of arrest and is responsible for enforcing the criminal. laws of the state or its political subdivisions. Section 8 of the act (Code Ann. § 92A-2108) originally provided in part that “After the effective date of this Chapter, any person employed or certified as a peace officer…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hatcher v. Hancock County Commissioners of Roads & RevenuesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
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