Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 29, 1982No. 64720PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was indicted, tried and convicted of burglary. He was sentenced to ten years, two years to serve in confinement with eight years on probation, and fined $1,000. On this appeal he enumerates four allegations of error, all relating to the jury charge. Held:
1. Defendant’s first contention is that the trial court erred in refusing his request to charge on criminal trespass as a lesser included offense. Criminal trespass (Code Ann. § 26-1503 (Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249, 1285; 1969, pp. 857, 859; 1979, p. 764)) is indeed a lesser included offense of burglary.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Siegel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Wyley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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