Legal Opinion
Mantooth v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 18, 2016No. A15A1791PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercier, Judge.
Harold Mantooth appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under OCGA § 16-11-131 (b), as well as his conviction for possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine under OCGA § 16-13-30 (a). Mantooth contends there was insufficient evidence for a jury to find that he possessed a firearm, and that even if the State proved possession, it failed to prove that the object possessed was a firearm as defined in OCGA § 16-11-131. Mantooth argues next that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict as to the count of possession…
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