Legal Opinion

Register v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 3, 1997No. A97A2515PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

In the course of a heated argument, Tommy Register shot and killed David Lariscey. Register was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He appeals his convictions, asserting numerous errors. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.. 1. Register contends that the trial court erred in failing to give his requested charge on accident. Because a charge on accident was not justified by the evidence, this contention is without merit.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Goodroe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Dukes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kent v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Buckalew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Orr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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