Legal Opinion

Ricks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 2, 1980No. 60989PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted and convicted of the offense of armed robbery. Motion for new trial was filed on behalf of defendant and subsequently denied. Defendant appeals, enumerating as error portions of the charge to the jury and the admission into evidence of certain testimony for the purpose of showing a conspiracy. Held:

1. Defendant enumerates as error the trial court’s charge to the jury on reasonable doubt. The charge in question is the same which this court declined to approve but found no harmful error in Perry v. State, 139 Ga. App. 705, 706 (2) (229 SE2d 519).…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  5. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hollis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Baird v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Floyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Nash v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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