Smith v. State

Almand, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a jury verdict finding the appellant guilty of the offenses of (a) armed robbery, (b) possessing a pistol without a license, and (c) carrying a concealed weapon, and from an order denying appellant’s motion for a new trial.

Grounds 1 and 2 of the enumeration of errors assert that the court erred in failing to charge the law relating to attempt to commit a criminal act, and abandonment of effort to commit a crime, as provided in Chapter 26-10 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249).

With respect to the armed robbery charge, the evidence…