Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Roberts v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 19, 1993No. A92A2050Published

1ConcurrenceMcMurray, Presiding Judge

I agree with all that is contained in the majority opinion and write only to note that even if the merits of defendant’s argument could have been reached in Division 5, there was no error in the trial court’s refusal to give defendant’s requested charge on the law of circumstantial evidence. While the decision in Robinson v. State, 261 Ga. 698, 699 (410 SE2d 116) holds that where the State depends at least in part on circumstantial evidence a charge on the law of circumstantial evidence must be given on request, an analysis of whether there has been compliance with the Robinson decision must…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Burris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Colson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Hollis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Peebles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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