Legal Opinion
Stephens v. Lindsey
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided September 5, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 2498PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAWRENCE, District Judge.
On a drizzly night in August, 1968, James Steptoe, a Ranger with the Georgia Game and Fish Commission, was on a routine patrol in a sparsely-settled, wooded part of Effingham County. Deer abound. There had been reports of night hunting in the area and signs of killings had been previously found. The illegal hunters ride along in an automobile and shine a light across the fields until the eyes of a deer are spotted. The light mesmerizes the deer and they can be easily shot.
Steptoe was patrolling on a paved road between Shawnee and Egypt. About 11:00 p. m. he…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden v. William Eugene PorterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Hammond v. LenfestCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Harris v. StephensCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- United States of America Ex Rel. Edwin Gockley v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Michael v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pharr v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Yeatts v. MintonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- Wilson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- United States v. JonesDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1972
- Wilson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983