Maddox v. State

252 Ga. 198 (1984)

312 S.E.2d 325

MADDOX

v.

THE STATE.

40639.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 17, 1984.

Rehearing Denied March 6, 1984.

Wilmer L. Salter, Jr., Charles W. Cook, for appellant.

Malcolm F. Bryant, Jr., for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

In April 1982, appellant Thomas E. Maddox sold ten pounds of fresh water crappie to an officer of the Georgia Game and Fish Commission. As a result of this sale Maddox was charged with the offense of selling game fish, a misdemeanor. OCGA § 27-4-74 (Code Ann. § 45-808). In October he was adjudged guilty of this offense and fined $200. Now he brings this…