DIAMOND v. STATE

47221.

126 Ga. App. 580 (1972)

191 S.E.2d 492

DIAMOND v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 19, 1972.

Rehearing Denied July 5, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grogan, Jones & Layfield, John C. Swearingen, Jr., for appellant.

Thomas W. Hughey, Solicitor, Barschall Andrews, for appellee.


EVANS, Judge.

The defendant was tried on an accusation charging him with simple assault. He was convicted and sentenced to serve seven months in the public works camp and five months on probation. In substance, the testimony of the State was that during a riot or near-riot during a "peace-march" in the City of Columbus, the defendant, a photographer for a local Columbus newspaper, struck a policeman with a camera, and thereafter several policemen were required in...

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