Case Name: AUSTIN v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1978-06-15
Citations: 146 Ga. App. 236
Docket Number: 55998
Parties: AUSTIN v. THE STATE.
Judges: Shulman and Birdsong, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 146
Pages: 236–237

Head Matter:
55998.
AUSTIN v. THE STATE.
Submitted May 22, 1978
Decided June 15, 1978.
Wensley Hobby, for appellant.
Dupont K. Cheney, District Attorney, Gary A. Sinrich, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Opinion:
Bell, Chief Judge.
The defendant was convicted of possessing a deadly weapon without authority while in custody of a' penal institution in violation of Code Ann. § 77-361. The sufficiency of the evidence to authorize conviction is the only issue raised on appeal. An examination of the evidence shows that the verdict was authorized.
Judgment affirmed.
Shulman and Birdsong, JJ., concur.