Legal Opinion

Watson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 5, 1972No. 27358PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Presiding Justice.

Clarence Watson appeals from his conviction of armed robbery and sentence of eleven years confinement. He was indicted by the grand jury of Fulton County and was tried in the superior court of that county.

The appellant asserts two enumerations of error: (1) the failure "to charge robbery by intimidation as it was demanded by the evidence and as a matter of law it was a lesser included offense . . .” and (2) overruling his motion for new trial as amended.

The Criminal Code of Georgia provides in essential part that "A person commits armed robbery when, with intent to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  3. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  4. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Holcomb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  2. Tenney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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