Legal Opinion

Spear v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 21, 2003No. A03A0074PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Following a bench trial in the State Court of Fulton County, John Wesley Spear was. found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a weapon without a permit, which charges arose after Spear was detained by Atlanta Police Officer M. Cotter for investigative purposes because he matched the description of the perpetrator of a burglary committed minutes earlier a few blocks away. He appeals pro se from the judgment of the court.. Finding his claims of error to be without merit, we affirm.

1. Spear contends that, at the time of trial, he was indigent and should have been…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Felix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Hampton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. State v. KirbabasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Inman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Buchanan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Spear v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Jones v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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