Legal Opinion
State v. Mills
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1998No. S97A2047PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
The grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Jaycin Mills. Mills filed a motion to dismiss those counts which charged him with possession of a firearm in violation of OCGA § 16-11-131 and with commission of á felony murder while violating OCGA § 16-11-131. The trial court granted Mills’ motion to dismiss the two counts and, pursuant to OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) (1), the State appeals directly from that order.
Originally, OCGA § 16-11-131 did not prohibit possession of a firearm by a first-offender probationer. Gunter v. State, 182 Ga. App. 548 (356 SE2d 276) (1987).…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Inman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Garrison v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Witcher v. PenderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Gunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Humphreys v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- State v. OutenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Busch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Mann v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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