Chaney v. State

Full title: CHANEY v. THE STATE

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jul 2, 1976

228 S.E.2d 199 (Ga. Ct. App. 1976)

228 S.E.2d 199

Opinion

52298.

SUBMITTED MAY 24, 1976.

DECIDED JULY 2, 1976.

Possession of deadly weapon. Tattnall Superior Court. Before Judge Caswell.

Carroll L. Cowart, for appellant.

John W. Underwood, District Attorney, Dupont K. Cheney, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

QUILLIAN, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction for possession of a deadly weapon while confined in a state prison. Code Ann. § 77-361 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 555). The sole enumeration of error raises the issue of whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction. Held:

There was evidence that the defendant while an inmate at the Georgia State Prison was found to be in possession of two loaded pistols, the weapons being concealed in his boots. The evidence was sufficient and the enumeration of error is without merit.

Judgment affirmed. Deen, P. J., and Webb, J., concur.

QUILLIAN, Judge.

SUBMITTED MAY 24, 1976 — DECIDED JULY 2, 1976.