Legal Opinion

Mikle v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 20, 1976No. 30756PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Chief Justice.

The appellant was indicted for murder and upon conviction was sentenced to life imprisonment to follow a seven-year sentence for motor vehicle theft.

The appellant enumerates only one error. He testified in his own behalf at the trial and while cross examining the appellant, the district attorney asked about a previously introduced Federal Firearms Registration form filled out at the time the gun used to commit the crime charged was purchased. One of the questions on the form was: "Have you been convicted in any court for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bacon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  2. Ailstock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Hancock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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