Legal Opinion
Daniels v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1981No. 37687PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
We granted certiorari to review Division 3 of the Court of Appeals opinion in Daniels v. State, 158 Ga. App. 476 (282 SE2d 118) (1981).1
*592In Division 3 of its opinion, the Court of Appeals found no reversible error in the trial court’s refusal to allow appellant to physically exhibit scars he had received in a prior incident. See Daniels v. State, supra. Appellant, who was charged with murder and convicted of manslaughter, contends this evidence was relevant to his justification defense. Code Ann. § 26-902(a) provides: “... [A] person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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