Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 1978No. 56156Published

1Opinion of the Court

Webb, Judge.

This appellant was found guilty on three counts of violating Georgia Criminal Code § 26-2101 (c) and he enumerates two alleged errors in this appeal. We quote them: (1) "Georgia’s obscene device statute, Georgia Code '§ 26-2101 (c), as written and/or as applied to appellant is unconstitutional,” and (2) "The jury instructions on the *113issue of scienter fail to meet the minimum constitutional standards enunciated by the United States Supreme Court in Hamling v. United States, 418 U. S. 87 (1974).”

Submitted July 10, 1978 Decided September 6, 1978 Michael Clutter, Robert Eugene Smith,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Sewell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Teal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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