Legal Opinion
Gamble v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 1, 1998No. A98A1320PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
A jury found Edward Gamble guilty of aggravated assault. Gamble appeals, asserting numerous grounds, and we affirm.
1. Gamble contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for aggravated assault because there was no evidence showing that he used his hands as deadly weapons. This contention is without merit.
The offense of aggravated assault consists of two essential elements: (1) an assault and (2) aggravation by use of “a deadly weapon or with any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Clarke v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Smith v. HardrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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