Legal Opinion

Dobbs v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 11, 1974No. 49485PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Webb, Judge.

1. Where all the evidence in a prosecution for aggravated assault, including the testimony of defendant, shows that the first shot, which hit no one, may have "gone off” when one of the shooting victims grabbed for the gun in defendant’s hand, but that thereafter defendant was afraid and intentionally fired multiple shots at one or more of the victims, the issue of self-defense, which the court charged, may have been raised, but the issue of misfortune or accident as provided by Criminal Code § 26-602 was not raised. "Where a person, acting in self-defense, intentionally shoots at…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  2. Curry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  3. Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  4. Burnett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  5. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Boling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Todd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Carver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Dyer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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