Legal Opinion

Maddox v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 17, 1984No. 40639PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Justice.

In April 1982, appellant Thomas E. Maddox sold ten pounds of fresh water crappie to an officer of the Georgia Game and Fish Commission. As a result of this sale Maddox was charged with the offense of selling game fish, a misdemeanor. OCGA § 27-4-74 (Code Ann. § 45-808). In October he was adjudged guilty of this offense and fined $200. Now he brings this appeal, contending that the statute under which he was prosecuted is unconstitutional in that he is deprived of his property without due process of law. We affirm.

1. In his first enumeration Maddox contends that the court erred…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Geer v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Maddox v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  2. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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