Lewis v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

In November 1990, a Department of Natural Resources conservation ranger charged the appellant, Robin Lewis, with hunting before legal hours and negligent hunting, both charges stemming from an incident in which Lewis accidentally shot another individual while hunting. On November 9, 1990, he appeared before the Fannin County Probate Court and paid a fine of $122 for the negligent hunt*213ing charge.

Subsequently, Lewis was indicted for the felony offense of misuse of a firearm while hunting, in violation of OCGA § 16-11-108, based on the same incident. He then filed a motion in…