Legal Opinion

Silvey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 15, 1977No. 54055PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. On a trial for the offense of burglary, it was not error in the absence of request for the trial court to fail to charge the law relating to the offense of receiving stolen *700goods. State v. Stonaker, 236 Ga. 1 (222 SE2d 354).

2. Code § 26-602, which was enacted by Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249, 1269, provides that no person shall be found guilty of any crime committed by misfortune or accident where there was no "criminal scheme or undertaking, or intention, or criminal negligence.” This is in the language of former Code § 26-404 except for the substitution of "evil design” for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Welch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Whigham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Sapp v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

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