Legal Opinion
Howell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 23, 1976No. 31186PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
Van Howell was convicted in the Superior Court of Echols County for possessing a firearm in violation of regulations promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources as their No. 391-4-2-.05. The defendant attacked the constitutionality of the Act of the General Assembly which provided that "Any person or corporation who shall violate any of the rules or regulations promulgated by the commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law.” Ga. L. 1955, pp. 483, 491 (Code Ann. § 45-116).
In Glustrom v. State, 206 Ga. 734…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Glustrom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Sundberg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Briggs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
3Cited by16 opinions
- Van Howell v. Joe D. Tanner, Individually and as Commissioner of Department of Natural ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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- Georgia Franchise Practices Commission v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Harbuck v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE v. ETERNAL VIGILANCE ACTION, INC. (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2025
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