Sufficiency of evidence as to nature of firearm in prosecution under state statute prohibiting persons under indictment for, or convicted of, crime from acquiring, having, carrying, or using firearms, 37 A.L.R.4th 1179. 16-5-2, felony murder predicated on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of O.C.G.A. 17-10-7, when the state had already used that conviction in support of the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon because the defendant failed to object at sentencing to the exhibit containing the conviction. S08C0978, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 508 (Ga. 2008). 273, 297 S.E.2d 47 (1982). Conducting a trial on a possession of a firearm charge prior to the sentencing phase and before the same jury that imposed a death sentence on a defendant did not unnecessarily prejudice the jury by impermissibly placing the defendant's character in issue in the sentencing phase since the state could have introduced evidence of the defendant's prior convictions during the sentencing phase. Fain v. State, 259 Ga. 708, 386 S.E.2d 144 (1989). 60, 653 S.E.2d 361 (2007); Hyman v. State, 320 Ga. App. 16-11-131, insufficiency in the proof of this element demands entry of a judgment of acquittal as to that offense; thus, since the Court of Appeals determined that the state's evidence was insufficient to prove that the defendant was a convicted felon, it was error for that court to remand the case for a hearing on the sole issue of whether the defendant had in fact pled guilty to any prior charges. O.C.G.A. Construction with O.C.G.A. Defendant was properly convicted on two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon as a result of the police finding a silver .32 caliber handgun in the closet of the defendant's master bedroom, which also contained the defendant's clothes and other possessions, and to which the defendant admitted ownership; in turn, the victim testified that the defendant shot the victim with a gun, and the police found .380 caliber shell casings at the crime scene. Murray v. State, 309 Ga. App. 493, 349 S.E.2d 490 (1986); Booker v. State, 257 Ga. 37, 354 S.E.2d 425 (1987); Jackson v. State, 186 Ga. App. If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to 40 years in prison. This Code section shall not apply to any person who has been pardoned for the felony by the President of the United States, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, or the person or agency empowered to grant pardons under the constitutions or laws of the several states or of a foreign nation and, by the terms of the pardon, has expressly been authorized to receive, possess, or transport a firearm. White v. State, 312 Ga. App. Jones v. State, 350 Ga. App. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. Head v. State, 170 Ga. App. When there was no evidence that a pistol was not a firearm, the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's finding that the pistol was such beyond a reasonable doubt. Mar. The plea to carrying a concealed weapon, a misdemeanor, was not an element of the current charge of the possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer under O.C.G.A. - Firearms found in the defendant's girlfriend's room, occupied by the defendant and defendant's girlfriend at the time of arrest, were properly admitted as being relevant to prove the necessary elements of O.C.G.A. - With regard to a defendant's convictions on two counts of armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, failure to obey a traffic control device, fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving, failure to stop at the scene of an accident, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the trial court properly denied the defendant's motion for a new trial and sufficient evidence existed to support the defendant's convictions as the trial court did not err in admitting into evidence certain bullets found in the defendant's possession at the time of the defendant's arrest based on the state allegedly not providing a proper chain of custody; the bullets, unlike fungible articles, were distinct and recognizable physical objects that were identifiable by observation, eliminating the necessity of a chain-of-custody showing. - Defendant voluntarily consented to police officers searching the defendant's bedroom; moreover, the officers did not threaten defendant into giving defendant's consent merely by telling defendant that they could obtain a warrant based on their earlier seizure of marijuana in another part of the house. 135, 395 S.E.2d 574 (1990). You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. 88; Gray v. State, 254 Ga. App. State v. Langlands, 276 Ga. 721, 583 S.E.2d 18 (2003). - Defendant's charge of possession of a firearm by a felon, on which a charge of felony murder was predicated, was based on defendant's Pennsylvania misdemeanor conviction for involuntary manslaughter, which carried a maximum five-year sentence. Although the trial court might not have been presented with evidence that the defendant was in physical possession of a firearm during the hijacking of the victim's car, because the evidence that was presented authorized a finding that the defendant was a party to that crime, and that all those involved were joint conspirators, the trial court did not err in denying the defendant a new trial on grounds that the indictment charging possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony was at fatal variance with the proof presented at trial. Defense counsel was not ineffective under Ga. Const. Jury was authorized to find the defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter, O.C.G.A. 421, 718 S.E.2d 335 (2011). 16-11-131, and introduction of evidence of such previous conviction during trial of issue of guilt is not error. - To the extent that the appellant argued that the trial court erred in imposing consecutive sentences, the argument was without merit because the trial court had broad discretion to impose either a concurrent or consecutive sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and the record did not show that the court made that decision under a misapprehension about the scope of the court's discretion. Suluki v. State, 302 Ga. App. Any person sentenced as a first offender pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 or sentenced pursuant to subsection (a) or (c) of Code Section 16-13-2 and subsequently discharged without court adjudication of guilt as a matter of law pursuant to Code Section 42-8-60 or 16-13-2, as applicable, shall, upon such discharge, be relieved from the disabilities imposed by this Code section. - To support a conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the state need only prove that the accused is a convicted felon and in possession of a firearm as defined in O.C.G.A. Evidence was sufficient to support the defendant's aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon convictions since the jury was entitled to give greater weight to the victim's positive contemporaneous identification of the defendant as the shooter and to conclude that the victim's subsequent uncertainty resulted from fear of retaliation by the defendant rather than from any real confusion about who fired the shot; the jury was also entitled to give little weight to a negative gunshot residue test result on defendant's hands as a sergeant regularly ordered gunshot residue tests on suspects. 299, 630 S.E.2d 774 (2006). - See Murray v. State, 180 Ga. App. Porter v. State, 275 Ga. App. 572, 754 S.E.2d 151 (2014). Thompson v. State, 281 Ga. App. - Defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was reversed because the defendant established ineffective assistance of counsel for counsel's failure to object to the witness's testimony that improperly bolstered the investigator's testimony and credibility. Fain v. State, 259 Ga. 708, 386 S.E.2d 144 (1989). IV. 16-11-131. - Unauthorized possession of weapon by person confined in penal institution, 42-5-63. - In a recitation of felonies in an indictment for violation of O.C.G.A. 365, 427 S.E.2d 792 (1993). 16-11-131(b), indicated that the quantity of firearms was inconsequential and that the gravamen of the offense was the general receipt, possession, or transportation of firearms by convicted felons, rather than the specific quantity of firearms received, possessed, or transported and, therefore, the statute unambiguously permitted only one conviction for simultaneous possession of any number of firearms. Evidence that the defendant, who threatened to kill the victim in the past, took the victim to a retention pond, shot the victim, wrapped the body with a large boulder, placed the victim in a retention pond, and, for days, misled the victim's mother and authorities about the victim's whereabouts was sufficient to support convictions for malice murder, felony murder, feticide, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm. Defendant's conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was proper because the act of any one of the conspirators involved was the act of all, and because the defendant's co-conspirator possessed a weapon, it followed that the defendant was in constructive possession of the weapon. 105, 733 S.E.2d 407 (2012). 16-11-131; because the possession count was a predicate offense for the felony murder count, the prior conviction that was admitted into evidence was relevant to the felony murder count, and it was not necessary to sever the possession count. The offenses charged were separate and distinct and there was no merger; evidence used to establish the burglary was not again used to establish the later crime of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. 139 (2016). What constitutes "constructive possession" of unregistered or otherwise prohibited weapon under state law, 88 A.L.R.5th 121. 153 (2004). 16-11-131(c). The four victims were found dead in two hotel rooms from gunshot wounds to the back of their heads; identification documents belonging to the four victims were found in the defendant's car; there was expert testimony that the defendant's gun had been used to kill the victims; the defendant's baseball cap contained one victim's deoxyribonucleic acid; there was evidence that the defendant and two friends used three victims' tickets to attend a football game after the victims were murdered; the defendant was identified as being in an elevator with one victim; the defendant was seen leaving the hotel with one victim's cooler; and a duffle bag belonging to one victim was in the defendant's car when the defendant was arrested on weapons charges. Daughtry v. State, 180 Ga. App. Bryant v. State, 169 Ga. App. 16-11-129(b)(3)). Any person who is on probation as a felony first offender pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, who is on probation and was sentenced for a felony under subsection (a) or (c) of Code Section 16-13-2, or who has been convicted of a felony by a court of this state or any other state; by a court of the United States including its territories, possessions, and dominions; or by a court of any foreign nation and who receives, possesses, or transports any firearm commits a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than ten years; provided, however, that upon a second or subsequent conviction, such person shall be imprisoned for not less than five nor more than ten years; provided, further, that if the felony for which the person is on probation or has been previously convicted is a forcible felony, then upon conviction of receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm, such person shall be imprisoned for a period of five years. 16-11-131, which prohibits possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Williams v. State, 238 Ga. App. Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. IV, 1, would not prohibit according defendant's misdemeanor conviction felony status. - Because defendant was found guilty of malice murder, defendant was properly convicted also of a possession count, it being unrelated to malice murder. denied, No. Tanksley v. State, 281 Ga. App. State v. Mills, 268 Ga. 873, 495 S.E.2d 1 (1998). Georgia may have more current or accurate information. Article 63. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon as the conviction was supported by more evidence than just defendant's mere spatial proximity to the gun because: (1) the jury could have inferred that defendant actually lived in the apartment rented by defendant's sister and that the items found in the apartment belonged to defendant; and (2) the gun was found in plain view on the television, which defendant claimed as defendant's own, next to defendant's keys to the apartment. 3, 635 S.E.2d 270 (2006). 16-11-131(b). WebThe range of punishment in the county jail is ten dayssix months. 84, 812 S.E.2d 353 (2018), aff'd, 306 Ga. 111, 829 S.E.2d 376 (2019). Section 925" was substituted for "18 U.S.C. 764, 315 S.E.2d 257 (1984). denied, 129 S. Ct. 481, 172 L. Ed. 3d Art. 197, 626 S.E.2d 169 (2006). - Because the defendant had completed a three-year first-offender probationary sentence and had been discharged without court adjudication of guilt pursuant to O.C.G.A. Bogan v. State, 177 Ga. App. Hall v. State, 322 Ga. App. (1) Felony means any offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of one year or more and includes conviction by a court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military O.C.G.A. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, There is a newer version of the Georgia Code, CHAPTER 11 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY, ARTICLE 4 - DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES, PART 3 - CARRYING AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS. Hinton v. State, 297 Ga. App. - Possession of an antique shotgun while a convicted felon was sufficient to sustain a conviction under O.C.G.A. Drummer v. State, 264 Ga. App. Taylor v. State, 267 Ga. App. - Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon does not merge with act of shooting the firearm; therefore, a jury may find a convicted felon guilty of felony murder by treating the felon's possession of a firearm in committing the murder as the underlying felony. CRIMES. 45 (2018). 379, 494 S.E.2d 100 (1997); Crawford v. State, 233 Ga. App. Ballard v. State, 268 Ga. App. Ingram v. State, 240 Ga. App. In the defendant's murder trial, trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to specially demur to the counts in the defendant's indictment charging possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and felony murder predicated on that crime because neither count specified the felony of which the defendant was previously convicted; although it was required that the state prove a felony, it was not required that the felony be listed in the indictment. 2d 532 (2005). Walker v. State, 281 Ga. 157, 635 S.E.2d 740 (2006), cert. 323, 504 S.E.2d 19 (1998); Adams v. State, 239 Ga. App. Fed. Evidence supported the defendant's convictions for malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. 347. Construction and application of state statutes and local ordinances regulating licenses or permits to carry concealed weapons, 12 A.L.R.7th 4. WebIf convicted of Actual Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, a judge is required to impose a minimum-mandatory sentence of three-years in prison and can also impose any combination of the following penalties: Up to fifteen (15) years in prison. 1983, Art. Davis v. State, 287 Ga. App. Possession of We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. - See Wofford v. State, 262 Ga. App. 744, 566 S.E.2d 450 (2002), overruled in part by Ross v. State, 279 Ga. 365, 614 S.E.2d 31 (2005). 16-1-7 and former24-9-20 (see now O.C.G.A. There was sufficient evidence to support a defendant's burglary conviction as it was within the province of the jury to believe the testimony of the owner of the burglarized home, who was a police officer, and the testimony of a detective, regardless if the owner's trial testimony contradicted a prior written statement. denied, 190 Ga. App. 801, 701 S.E.2d 202 (2010). Absent a pardon, such an applicant commits a felony under O.C.G.A. Lawson v. State, 280 Ga. 881, 635 S.E.2d 134 (2006). The good news is that you have options. The law says guns are forbidden for those convicted of crimes that attract prison terms exceeding a year. art. denied, 552 U.S. 833, 128 S. Ct. 60, 169 L. Ed. 10, 424 S.E.2d 310 (1992). As used in this Code section, the term "forcible felony" means any felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any person and further includes, without limitation, murder; murder in the second degree; burglary in any degree; robbery; armed robbery; home invasion in any degree; kidnapping; hijacking of an aircraft or hijacking a motor vehicle in the first degree; aggravated stalking; rape; aggravated child molestation; aggravated sexual battery; arson in the first degree; the manufacturing, transporting, distribution, or possession of explosives with intent to kill, injure, or intimidate individuals or destroy a public building; terroristic threats; or acts of treason or insurrection. 16-11-131; the victims of both armed robberies, who testified as to the defendant's conduct of holding the victims up with a gun and taking cash, identified the defendant as the perpetrator, and when the officers apprehended the defendant, the defendant had a gun. 76, 635 S.E.2d 380 (2006). 922(g)(3) that Persons Who Are Unlawful Users of or Addicted to Any Controlled Substance Cannot Possess Any Firearm or Ammunition in or Affecting Commerce, 44 A.L.R. 16-5-21(a)(2), possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, O.C.G.A. 16-5-21, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of O.C.G.A. There was sufficient evidence to support the defendant's convictions of felony murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; a witness who sold drugs for the defendant got into a dispute with a third person over drugs before the shooting, the defendant upon seeing the victim asked the witness if the victim was the third person in question and then shot the victim, and witnesses placed the defendant at the scene of the crime and testified that the witnesses saw the defendant carrying a gun. Brooks v. State, 285 Ga. 424, 677 S.E.2d 68 (2009). Removal of Trustee in Bankruptcy Under 11 U.S.C.A. Chavez v. State, 307 Ga. 804, 837 S.E.2d 766 (2020). Defendant's conviction for malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was supported by the evidence as: (1) the defendant told the defendant's girlfriend that the defendant knew who had taken the defendant's drugs from a motel room and that the defendant was going to get them; (2) the defendant and an accomplice forced a woman with something "glossy" on the woman's forehead; (3) the defendant told the driver to stop at a secluded area so that the defendant could put the woman "somewhere safe"; (4) the defendant threw a gun from a bridge on the return; (5) the defendant instructed the driver to clean blood from the car's backseat; and (6) the defendant told the defendant's girlfriend that the defendant had killed the person who had the defendant's drugs and told a cell mate that the defendant had shot a person. Possession of Firearm During Commission of or Attempt to Commit Certain Crimes. Trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to bifurcate and separately try the count for being a felon in possession of a firearm because bifurcation was not authorized when the charge of being a felon in possession served as the underlying felony for felony murder. Proof of previous felony conviction is necessary element of state's proof under O.C.G.A. 852, 350 S.E.2d 835 (1986); Marshall v. State, 193 Ga. App. 374, 641 S.E.2d 619 (2007). Warren v. State, 289 Ga. App. Haggins v. State, 277 Ga. App. V (see now Ga. Const. Platt v. State, 291 Ga. 631, 732 S.E.2d 75 (2012). 16-11-131(a)(2). Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act.". Under Texas Penal Code 12.33, 46.04, the unlawful possession of a firearm is a third-degree felony with a punishment range of two to ten years for a defendant with 617, 591 S.E.2d 481 (2003). See OCGA 16-11-131 (b). The arrest was made without a warrant or probable cause. Ziegler v. State, 270 Ga. App. For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Fed. denied, 506 U.S. 839, 113 S. Ct. 118, 121 L. Ed. The range of fine is $50$500. 16-11-131, the trial court properly dismissed the charge. According to court Const., amend. Martin v. State, 306 Ga. 538, 832 S.E.2d 402 (2019). 163, 290 S.E.2d 159 (1982). I, Para. 331, 631 S.E.2d 388 (2006). Daogaru v. Brandon, F.3d (11th Cir. Waugh v. State, 218 Ga. App. 16-11-131 or in refusing to charge sudden emergency, specific intent, or O.C.G.A. If convicted, they face up to 10 years in federal prison. 565, 677 S.E.2d 752 (2009). Application of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Antisegmentation Principle to Dredge or Fill Projects, 45 A.L.R. Smith v. State, 180 Ga. App. Get free summaries of new opinions delivered to your inbox! 16-5-3(a), a killing resulting from an unlawful act other than a felony. S08C0978, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 508 (Ga. 2008). 370, 358 S.E.2d 912 (1987). Evidence supported the defendants' convictions of malice murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. - Evidence supported the defendant's contention that the defendant shot the victim in self-defense; therefore, if the defendant's possession of a firearm at the shooting was justified under the rule created under O.C.G.A. 481, 657 S.E.2d 533 (2008), cert. ), 44 A.L.R. - In a prosecution for violation of O.C.G.A. 16-11-131 provides sufficient notice to a person of ordinary intelligence that a conviction by an out-of-state court of a crime, which authorized punishment of up to three years in prison, is a felony conviction for purposes of the statute. 734, 783 S.E.2d 133 (2016). In the Interest of D. B., 341 Ga. App. Fact that gun was broken, dismantled, or inoperable as affecting criminal responsibility under weapons statute, 81 A.L.R.4th 745. Jones v. State, 350 Ga. App. 2. denied, 186 Ga. App. Any error in the admission of a certified copy of a defendant's burglary conviction without redacting an attachment that set forth the evidence supporting the conviction was waived by the defendant as the defendant failed to object to the admission of the document at trial; however, the defendant was not unduly prejudiced by the admission of the document as the defendant did not offer to stipulate to the conviction and neither the conviction nor the facts surrounding the conviction were of a nature likely to inflame the passions of the jury. Green v. State, 302 Ga. App. Chenoweth v. State, 281 Ga. 7, 635 S.E.2d 730 (2006). The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, substituted "as a matter of law pursuant to Code Section 42-8-60" for "pursuant to Code Section 42-8-62" near the middle of subsection (f). Warren v. State, 289 Ga. App. 16-11-131 as the state was not required to prove that the gun was operational at the time the defendant possessed the gun. Defendant was not convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under O.C.G.A. 16-11-126(b), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, O.C.G.A. When the record shows two prior convictions and the records of the two convictions are so inextricably intertwined that one could not effectively be masked or otherwise removed from the jury's view, both convictions should be listed by the prosecutor. Defendant's conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under O.C.G.A. Lawson v. State, 280 Ga. 881, 635 S.E.2d 134 (2006). Butler v. State, 272 Ga. App. WebThe punishment for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is significant. 16-11-131, defendant was not entitled to the immunity offered by 16-3-24.2 State v. Burks, 285 Ga. 781, 684 S.E.2d 269 (2009). 16-11-106(b)(1), carrying a concealed weapon, O.C.G.A. - Since the state offered as proof of defendant's previous felony conviction a certified copy of the 1974 burglary conviction of one Henry Levi Glass and defendant presented no evidence contradicting that defendant was the person named in the 1974 documents, it was held that concordance of name alone is some evidence of identity and that in the absence of any denial by defendant and no proof to the contrary, this concordance of name was sufficient to show that defendant and the individual previously convicted were the same person. Defendant's prior felony conviction for armed robbery is properly admitted where it is the basis for the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. - O.C.G.A. Roper v. State, 281 Ga. 878, 644 S.E.2d 120 (2007). Brantley v. State, 272 Ga. 892, 536 S.E.2d 509 (2000). - Because the gravamen of the offense of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is the general receive, possession, or transportation of firearms by convicted felons, rather than the specific quantity of firearms received, possessed, or transported, O.C.G.A. 174, 764 S.E.2d 187 (2014); Patterson v. State, 347 Ga. App. 735, 691 S.E.2d 626 (2010). 16-3-21(a) and16-11-138 in combination effectively provide this rule of law: A person is justified in threatening or using force against another, or in possessing a weapon in circumstances otherwise prohibited under the Code, when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force or conduct otherwise prohibited is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force.

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