Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 7, 1987No. 73726PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was charged with malice murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and he appeals.

1. Appellant’s first three enumerations of error refer to alleged errors in the trial court’s charge to the jury. However, appellant made no objections and reserved no exceptions to the charge on the grounds now raised in these enumerations. Asserted errors in charges which were not raised when the trial court asked for objections, and which were not reserved, are waived. Awtrey v. State, 175 Ga. App. 148, 152 (5) (332 SE2d 896) (1985).

2. Appellant contends the trial court erred by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Awtrey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Hutchins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Whatley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. McWhorter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Nobles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Dearmore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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