Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 1988No. 75860, 75861PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellants were convicted in a joint trial of child molestation and they appeal.

1. Appellants contend the trial court’s charge on voluntary intox ication was erroneous, and that the court erred by denying appellant Singletary’s request to charge on voluntary intoxication. The court’s charge on voluntary intoxication was as follows: “Ladies and gentlemen, I charge you that our law provides that voluntary intoxication shall not be an excuse for any criminal act. It provides further that if a person’s mind, when unexcited by intoxicants, is capable of distinguishing between right…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Griffis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cato v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Tanksley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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