Legal Opinion

Nelson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 12, 1948No. 16087PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. The charge of the court on conspiracy was not erroneous because conspiracy was not charged in the indictment.

2. The evidence did not require a finding that the defendant acted under compulsion or intimidation, and the court did not err in failing to charge, without request, as contended in ground 5 of the amended motion for new trial.

3. There can be no robbery without an intent to steal, and the failure so to instruct the jury in this case is such error as to require the grant of a new trial.

4. The court erred in failing to charge the jury on the punishment for robbery by intimidation, and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Long v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
  2. Clements v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  3. Sledge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  4. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Traxler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1952
  3. Ezzard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  4. McGruder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  5. Hensley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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