Anderson v. State

Weltner, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case, Anderson v. State, 199 Ga. App. 595 (405 SE2d 504) (1991), to consider two issues: the charge to the jury and the submission to the jury of written jury instructions.

1. The charge to the jury included all of the provisions of OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (as did Count 1 of the accusation), although some of them were not applicable.1 Anderson was convicted of Counts 1 and 2, *27and sentenced under Count 1.(a) Our appellate courts often have held:

“It is not usually cause for new trial that an entire Code section is given . . . even though a…