Edwards v. State

Fletcher, Justice.

Edwards was charged with and convicted of the offenses of armed robbery, burglary and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. His convictions were affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Edwards v. State, 209 Ga. App. 304 (433 SE2d 619) (1993). We granted his petition for writ of certiorari to address the question of *132whether the trial court erred when it denied Edwards’ written request for a jury charge on the lesser included offense of theft by taking. Because we conclude that the trial court should have given Edwards’ requested charge, we disapprove of the…