Legal Opinion
Leeks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 7, 1988No. 76410, 76411, 76554, 76555PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Co-defendants Leeks and Caldwell appeal the overruling of their pleas of former jeopardy (Case No. 76410, 76555) and their convictions for armed robbery, (OCGA § 16-8-41), (Case Nos. 76411, 76554).
Both defendants enumerate the same three asserted errors: overruling their pleas in bar; proceeding to trial after notices of appeal were filed from the overruling of the pleas in bar; failing to charge on theft by taking as a lesser included offense, as requested.
1. Because there was no written order overruling or denying the pleas of former jeopardy, the appeals from the oral…
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