Legal Opinion
Chaney v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 7, 1975No. 50073PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webb, Judge.
Joe Allen Chaney appeals from his conviction in the Superior Court of Newton County of the offense of theft by receiving stolen property, one offense of forgery in the first degree, and seven offenses of forgery in the second degree.
Chaney and Ison, in a car registered in the name of Ison’s father, were stopped by two Covington police officers on the night of February 28, 1974 to investigate the passing of a suspicious check. Chaney and Ison earlier had entered a retail store, selected several small items to purchase, and presented a payroll check payable to "George T. Leach”…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Peters v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Ferguson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. HamiltonMontana Supreme Court · 1980
- McQurter v. City of Atlanta, Ga.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
- Cook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Booker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Hill v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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