EMMONS v. STATE

53737.

142 Ga. App. 553 (1977)

236 S.E.2d 536

EMMONS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Gordon, for appellant.

William F. Lee, Jr., District Attorney, Robert H. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BELL, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The evidence adduced by the state showed that defendant shot the victim at close range with a shotgun. The defendant while testifying in his own behalf admitted that he shot the victim but that he did so in self-defense. Held:

1. The trial court in a preliminary instruction informed the jury that defendant was accused of aggravated assault with a deadly...

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