Legal Opinion

Devlin v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 19, 1979No. 57729PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for carrying a pistol without a license. His sole enumeration of error is "It was error for the trial court to enter judgment on the verdict in that the verdict is illegal and contrary to law because the State failed to prove an essential element of the offense; to wit, that the State failed to prove that the Defendant did not have on his person a valid license issued by the Judge of the Probate Court of the county in which he resides.”

The defendant contends that the state failed in carrying its burden since it did not establish…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Asberry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McCroy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. West v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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