Legal Opinion

Ashley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 6, 1981No. 62485PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Appellant and three co-defendants were tried for the aggravated assaults of Edward C. Parris and Jack Hall Davis. While each of the co-defendants denied the charges, appellant admitted cutting the victims but claimed he was justified in doing so. The jury convicted only appellant and he now appeals. We affirm.

1. In his first enumeration of error, appellant maintains that he was harmed when the trial court erroneously defined a felony as a crime punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for more than four months. The instruction was given in an effort to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Frazier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Kincaid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Callahan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. McGee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  4. Caver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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