COWANS v. STATE

55346.

145 Ga. App. 693 (1978)

244 S.E.2d 624

COWANS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. L. Spruell, for appellant.

Donnie Lamar Cowans, pro se.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, R. David Petersen, Joseph J. Drolet, Carole E. Wall, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


QUILLIAN, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for rape. Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict.

2. Although the instant case involved circumstantial evidence, the trial judge chose to omit a charge on that subject. A charge on circumstantial evidence is required only when the case is wholly dependent thereon. House v. State, 232 Ga. 140, 146 (205 S...

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